The 17-year-old suspect who shot a 15-year-old child in the head in Adana has been caught.

The 17-year-old suspect who shot a 15-year-old child in the head in Adana has been caught.

21.10.2026 19:10

A new development has occurred in the armed attack against 15-year-old Nurmuhammed Musaoğlu, who was sitting at the cash register at his family's workplace in Adana. While the child, who was severely injured after being shot in the head, continues his fight for life in the hospital, 17-year-old A.E., identified as having carried out the attack, was caught in a police operation.

In the Seyhan district of Adana, a 17-year-old suspect who shot 15-year-old Nurmuhammed Musaoğlu in the head with a handgun, seriously injuring him as he sat at the cash register at his family’s workplace, was caught in an operation by police teams. The child, who was taken to the hospital, remains in life-threatening condition.

HE CAME BY MOTORCYCLE AND ENTERED THE WORKPLACE

The incident occurred the previous day in Dağlıoğlu Neighborhood of the central Seyhan district. According to the allegation, one of the suspects who came to the front of the workplace by motorcycle got off the vehicle and went inside. The attacker, who opened fire with a handgun at Nurmuhammed Musaoğlu sitting at the cash register, then fled the scene on the motorcycle.

HIS FATHER TOOK HIM TO THE HOSPITAL

15-year-old Nurmuhammed Musaoğlu, who was shot in the head, was seriously injured. His father, Ercüment Musaoğlu, took his son to the hospital by his own means. Police teams who came to the scene upon notification conducted an examination at the workplace.

IDENTIFIED FROM CAMERA FOOTAGE

Teams from the Homicide Bureau Branch of the Public Order Branch Directorate of the Adana Provincial Police Department launched work to capture the attacker. Examining footage from the City Security Management System (KGYS) and surrounding security cameras, the teams determined that the person who carried out the attack was 17-year-old A.E.

17-YEAR-OLD SUSPECT DETAINED

Police teams caught and detained A.E. in an operation they organized. It was learned that the health condition of Nurmuhammed Musaoğlu, whose treatment continues at the hospital, remains serious.

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