Gunman goes on shooting spree in Turkey; 6 killed
What's the story
A gunman opened fire near the southern Turkish city of Mersin on Monday, killing six people and injuring eight others. The attack took place north of Tarsus, about 40km northeast of Mersin. According to DHA and IHA news agencies, at least two victims were killed inside a restaurant where the shooter opened fire. Two others, a shepherd watching his animals and a truck driver, were shot dead near the restaurant before the assailant fled in a car.
President
Manhunt underway
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said a manhunt was under way to find the perpetrator while giving the toll in a broadcast statement and asked for "God's mercy" on those killed.
According to Anadolu state news agency and the Sabah Daily, the suspect is a 37-year-old man who allegedly killed his ex-wife first before going on a killing spree.
Manhunt underway
'He came in without a word'
"He came in without a word... We thought he was getting his telephone out, but he brought out a pistol," IHA quoted a restaurant employee, Mehmet Han Topal, as saying.
"I got down. He fired at me," he said.
This incident comes on the heels of two other shootings by teenagers in Turkey last month. One of those incidents left 16 people injured while the other took 10 lives, mostly schoolchildren.