21.06.2026 09:40
In a schoolyard in Ödemiş district of İzmir, a person attending a henna night opened fire with a pump-action shotgun. As a result of the shotgun fire into the crowd, 14-year-old Ayaz Çimen lost his life, and 4 people were injured. The attacker, who turned out to be the husband of one of the injured, was caught in the rural area where he had fled.
During a henna night celebration for the couple Sezgin B. and Yağmur S. in the garden of Emirli Primary School in Emir Neighborhood, Ödemiş district of Izmir, E.D. (43) randomly fired a pump-action shotgun into the crowd last night.
14-YEAR-OLD CHILD LOSES LIFE
In the attack, Ayaz Çimen (14), Hüseyin Ö. (23), Hasan B. (30), Ümmühan D. (45), and Osman Ö. (72) were injured. Health and gendarmerie teams were dispatched to the scene upon notification.
After initial medical intervention at the scene, the injured were taken to Ödemiş State Hospital by ambulance, where Ayaz Çimen could not be saved.
ATTACKER FOUND TO BE HUSBAND OF ONE OF THE INJURED
It was learned that Ümmühan D. is the wife of E.D., who is alleged to have carried out the attack. The woman, whose condition is serious, was transferred to Izmir Atatürk Education and Research Hospital. The body of Çimen, who lost his life, was taken to the Forensic Medicine Institute morgue.
CAPTURED IN RURAL AREA
Gendarmerie teams captured the suspect, who fled the scene, in a rural area. The suspect's procedures at the gendarmerie are ongoing.