Border Guard officers and Northern District detectives, carrying out a search for illegal weapons in Nazareth, arrested a suspect moments after he committed a shooting in April, Israel police announced on Friday.
On April 10, detectives and officers were conducting operations to thwart criminal activity and locate illegal weapons when they heard the sound of gunshots coming from a nearby street.
The officers moved to locate the source of the gunshots and spotted a suspicious person running away from the area of the shooting.
The suspect, dressed in all black, engaged the officers in a foot chase, during which the officers fired warning shots before catching up to and arresting the 28-year-old suspect.
A gun cartridge was found in the suspect’s coat pocket during the arrest.
During a search of the area, the gun suspected to have been used in the shooting was also located.
Medical teams located the victim of the shooting and provided first aid before transporting him to the hospital in moderate condition.
An indictment was filed in the Nazareth District Court by the Northern District Attorney’s Office following an intensive investigation by the Northern District police into the incident.