31.05.2025 14:02
In the Torbalı district of İzmir, the number of arrests related to the shotgun attack that resulted in the deaths of 3 people and injuries to 3 others has risen to 5. It is claimed that 3 of the suspects have been arrested and that the attack was carried out as an act of revenge for a murder committed in 2023.
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On Thursday, May 29, around 16:30, a brutal incident occurred in the Ayrancılar neighborhood of the Torbalı district in İzmir. A person opened fire with a shotgun on the car driven by Adnan Özdemir, who was returning from visiting his sons in prison, on the İzmir-Aydın road. The assailant fled the scene with the weapon, while bystanders reported the situation to health and gendarmerie teams.
3 PEOPLE DIED, 3 INJURED Health teams that arrived at the scene determined that the motorcycle mechanic driver Adnan Özdemir (61), Abdullah Altun, and Fatma Altun had lost their lives. The injured Miraç Altun (4), Adnan Özdemir's daughter-in-law Ayşe Özdemir (32), and his son Ahmet Ege Özdemir (1) were taken to nearby hospitals by ambulances. The lifeless bodies of the 3 deceased were taken to the İzmir Forensic Medicine Institute morgue after the prosecutor's examination.
Adnan Özdemir (61), who lost his life ARMED ASSAILANT ARRESTED Gendarmerie teams that initiated an investigation into the incident identified the suspect as K.K. The teams captured K.K. at the identified address and took him into custody.
Injured Ayşe Özdemir (31) with her son Ahmet Ege Özdemir (1) NUMBER OF ARRESTS RISES TO 5 The bodies of the deceased were handed over to their relatives. The 3 deceased were buried yesterday in the Torbalı district. In the course of the investigation, gendarmerie teams arrested 4 more people for allegedly assisting K.K. Thus, the number of arrests rose to 5.
ATTACK CAUGHT ON CAMERA Meanwhile, the moments when the assailant K.K. fired at those in the car with a shotgun were captured by a nearby security camera. The footage showed K.K. firing repeatedly at those in the car with the shotgun and fleeing the scene on foot after the attack.
REVENGE ALLEGATION On the other hand, it was suggested that the incident occurred to take revenge for a murder committed in 2023. The suspects, whose procedures were completed at the gendarmerie station, were sent to the courthouse yesterday. Suspects K.K., B.B., and A.S.B. were arrested, while the others were released under judicial control.
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