17.05.2026 01:20
The settling of scores between two groups who argued on social media in Malatya moved to a children's park and ended bloody. During the fight between the parties who met at Şehit Metin Selçuk Park in Seyran District, a shotgun was fired into the air, and one person was seriously injured by stabbing. After the incident, a suspect who left his injured friend at the hospital and two suspects waiting in the park were taken into custody with the crime tools in a simultaneous operation by police teams.
A dispute that started on social media between two groups in Malatya turned into an armed and knife fight in a children's park. One person was injured with a knife in the incident, while three suspects identified as being involved in the fight were taken into custody by police teams.
SOCIAL MEDIA ARGUMENT MOVED TO CHILDREN'S PARK
The incident occurred in the evening hours at Şehit Metin Selçuk Park in the Seyran neighborhood. According to information obtained, Yusuf K. and Hüseyin K., who are learned to be relatives, started an argument with Ahmet T. A. and Saim Y. on social media platforms for an unknown reason. As the screen-side argument quickly escalated, the parties decided to meet at the children's park to settle their scores.
OPENED FIRE WITH PUMP-ACTION SHOTGUN, HIS FRIEND WAS STABBED
The verbal altercation between the two groups that gathered at the park soon turned into an armed and knife fight. According to claims, during the scuffle, Ahmet T.A. fired a pump-action shotgun into the air, spreading fear around. Meanwhile, Yusuf K. took out a knife from his pocket and stabbed Saim Y., with whom he was arguing, in various parts of his body, injuring him.
ATTEMPTED TO FLEE AFTER DROPPING THE INJURED AT THE HOSPITAL
Saim Y., covered in blood, was loaded into the vehicle they came to the park in by his friend Ahmet T.A. and quickly taken to Malatya Training and Research Hospital. While investigations continue into whether Saim Y., who is under treatment at the hospital, is in life-threatening condition, police teams dispatched upon notification caught Ahmet T.A. near the hospital. During a search of the suspect's vehicle, the pump-action shotgun believed to have been used in the incident was seized.
Following the incident, police teams examining the park also apprehended and took into custody the other suspects involved in the fight, Yusuf K. and Hüseyin K. Processing of the 3 suspects taken to the police station continues, while a broad investigation into the incident is ongoing.