The young woman miraculously escaped being the target of the bullets.

In Istanbul Sarıyer, a man who wanted to shoot his ex-wife was saved at the last moment when his gun jammed. The moments when the suspect pointed a gun at a person trying to save the woman were captured by security cameras, and the attacker was arrested.

TRIED TO SHOOT HIS WIFE IN THE BACK OF THE NECK

The incident occurred on September 28 around 6:00 PM in the Reşitpaşa neighborhood of Sarıyer. According to allegations, Yasemin Ç. opened a business in Sarıyer Reşitpaşa after divorcing her husband Kenan C. a year and a half ago. Yasemin Ç., who was threatened by her ex-husband, repeatedly filed complaints out of concern for her and her 7-year-old daughter's lives. Kenan C., who was subject to a restraining order, continued to harass the woman. On September 28, Kenan C. parked his car across from Yasemin Ç.'s workplace and continued to watch the shop. At that moment, when the woman went out to throw away trash and saw her ex-husband, she tried to quickly return to the shop. Seeing that the woman had returned to her workplace, Kenan C. aimed his gun and tried to shoot her in the back of the neck. The suspect pulled the trigger twice, but when the gun jammed, the woman was saved at the last moment.

ESCAPED DEATH BY A HAIR'S BREADTH

Yasemin Ç., who narrowly escaped death, went to her workplace and reported the incident to the police. At that moment, Kenan C. tried to escape by getting into his car. However, when Kenan C. saw that Erhan K., an employee of the workplace, was trying to take his pictures, he pulled out his gun and approached the employee. A struggle ensued between the two. During the struggle, Kenan C. pulled the trigger, but the gun did not fire. The attacker then got into his car and fled the scene. Upon the notification of the surrounding people, police teams were dispatched to the scene. The police teams that arrived at the scene quickly captured and arrested the attacker, ex-husband Kenan C.

Yasemin Ç., who was threatened with a gun by her ex-husband but narrowly escaped death, said, "Three days after I divorced, threats, blackmail, and slander began. I initially did not take it seriously due to my child's dependency. But in the last 5-6 months, these behaviors have increased significantly. I couldn't stand it and filed complaints several times. He escaped from these complaints by making various excuses. The reason for these behaviors is generally jealousy; I think he is afraid that someone will be in my life. He threatened me by saying, 'You separated me from my child.' But I was keeping my child away from him because he was using drugs," she said.

"THE GUN'S BARREL CAME TO MY FACE SEVERAL TIMES"

Erhan K., who works as a courier at the workplace and witnessed the incident, said, "I was the first to notice the suspect. There was a suspicious person in the car. The woman’s ex-husband had been constantly threatening and harassing her. Since I didn't know him, I asked the woman. After confirming the suspect, I suggested we press KADES. Even if he is not the one, he is still a suspicious person. There were many citizens on the street. He was hiding in the car and looked like a suspicious person. Then the woman went out to throw away trash, confirmed her ex-husband, and pressed KADES. At that moment, he got out of the car, ran, and pulled out a gun. I was here at that time, and I ran to take a picture of the car, and he attacked me too. I tried to take the gun from him, and a struggle ensued. During the struggle, the gun's barrel came to my chest and face several times. If the gun had not jammed and had fired, bullets could have hit me and others," he stated.