Minibus driver shot dead at bus stop in Tire, Izmir

Deniz Fakı, a 60-year-old minibus driver, was shot dead at a bus stop in the Tire district of Izmir early on Monday morning. Fakı had stopped his vehicle at the Tire State Hospital stop to pick up and drop off passengers while preparing for an Izmir service.

As Fakı got off the minibus to place a passenger's suitcase in the luggage compartment, a man identified as H.S., described as his enemy, opened fire on him with a handgun. The suspect fired several shots in succession, and Fakı fell to the ground covered in blood.

“The suspect waited at the bus stop and shot Deniz Fakı directly with his handgun when he saw him.”

Multiple health and police teams were dispatched to the scene following a report. First responders determined that Deniz Fakı had lost his life as a result of the gunshot wounds.

A gendarme officer who happened to be passing through the area heard the gunshots and intervened quickly. The officer fired a warning shot into the air, neutralized the suspect, and detained H.S. together with the handgun used in the crime.

Security camera footage from a nearby workplace recorded the entire incident second by second. The images show the suspect waiting at the bus stop, shooting Deniz Fakı directly when he saw him, and the panic that erupted around the scene.

The suspect H.S. was taken to police headquarters for questioning while the victim's body was transferred to the morgue. An investigation has been launched into the incident.