20.04.2026 23:12
A person working as a motorcycle courier in Ankara shot the legs of a person he was arguing with, then calmly got on his motorcycle and disappeared. The moments of horror were captured on the cameras of those nearby.
One of the busiest points in Ankara, Balgat, echoed with gunfire in broad daylight. The individual working as a motorcycle courier shot the person he was arguing with in the legs and then fled the scene.
THE EVENTS WERE RECORDED ON CAMERA
The events that followed the incident were recorded moment by moment. In the moments captured by citizens' mobile phone cameras, it can be seen that bystanders are trying to help a person lying on the ground in a pool of blood. A group of citizens attempted to stop the bleeding by applying a tourniquet to the injured person's legs, while other citizens tried to calm the panic.
FLED WITH A NONCHALANT ATTITUDE
Footage also captured the moments when the motorcycle courier, identified as the attacker, quickly rode away from the scene right after the incident. The courier, who drew attention with his nonchalant demeanor, disappeared, leaving the injured person covered in blood behind.
"EVEN COURIERS ARE ARMED"
As individual armament and incidents of violence in traffic continue to increase, the fact that a service sector worker carried a weapon during a delivery has drawn significant backlash. Following the rapidly spreading images on social media, citizens expressed their reactions, saying, "Now even couriers are carrying weapons, who can we trust with our safety?"