18.01.2026 15:31
In the Birecik district, an unidentified person shot a dog running towards him with a rifle. The incident was captured on security cameras, and the dog lost its life. The suspect fled the scene, and the gendarmerie has launched an investigation.
An unidentified person shot a dog running towards him with a rifle in the Birecik district of Şanlıurfa. The incident was captured on security cameras. The event took place in the Keskince neighborhood of the district. A person arrived in a car, whose license plate and driver have not yet been identified, and as he got out and walked with a rifle in hand, a dog that noticed him started running towards him. This person fired at the dog with the rifle. The dog collapsed on the ground and died, while the suspect fled the area in the arriving car.
AN INVESTIGATION RELATED TO THE INCIDENT IS UNDERWAY
Hearing the gunshot, the local residents examined the security camera footage in the area. The residents, who identified the moment the dog was shot in the footage, reported the situation to the gendarmerie. An investigation into the incident is ongoing.