A suspect accused of shooting dead Murat Saral, a municipal council member from Turkey's Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), in the Gölcük district of Kocaeli province has been apprehended in the İznik district of Bursa.
The incident took place in Gölcük's Çiftlik neighbourhood, where an argument broke out between Saral and the suspect, identified by the initials A.I.U., for reasons that remain unknown. As the dispute escalated, the suspect allegedly opened fire on Saral with a handgun.
Ambulance crews and police were dispatched to the scene after a report was made. Saral, who was seriously wounded, received first aid and was taken to Gölcük Necati Çelik State Hospital, where he died.
Police launched a manhunt for the suspect, who had fled after the shooting. A.I.U. was caught in the toilet of a petrol station in İznik in a joint operation by İznik gendarmerie and police units, supported by teams from the Kocaeli Homicide Bureau.
The suspect has been taken into custody, and police procedures are reported to be ongoing.
