A man in his 50s was shot in his car in Rahat early Saturday morning.
MDA paramedics arrived on the scene and brought the man to a local clinic in the city in critical condition with penetrating injuries, N12 reported. The paramedics then evacuated him to the Soroka Medical Center, where he later died of his wounds.
The man killed was revealed to be Rushdi Albachiri, a businessman and an alleged criminal who was involved in shooting incidents in the past, sources say.
Police started to conduct an investigation into the incident and are searching for suspects. A police situation assessment was carried out led by the Negev district attorney, Nachshon Nagler.
Violence in Arab societies in Israel
Albachiri is the 28th man to be murdered in Arab society in Israel this year, according to Ynet.
An Abraham Initiative report stated that last year was the deadliest year on record for Israeli-Arab children. About 111 Israeli-Arabs and four non-citizen residents of all ages were murdered in Israel in acts of crime and violence last year.
An incident last month saw four Arab-Israelis murdered all in one day in a span of 16 hours in mostly Arab-populated areas.