A 33-year-old woman in Haifa was shot dead between Friday night and Saturday morning, named Odia Gabbai, from Kiryat Ata, Israel Police said.
Gabbai was found in critical condition and was evacuated to a nearby hospital, where medical officials were forced to pronounce her death.
Coast Guard investigators are at the scene of the shooting, and it is suspected that the young woman was not the target of the fatal shot, and it is possible that the man she was with was the target.
An investigation is underway
According to first investigations conducted by the police, it all started with a fight that broke out at the Allenby 25 Club in the city.
At some point, one of the people involved in the fight left the place and, after a short time, returned there, armed with a weapon and opened fire at the club, according to the police.
The police have already arrested several suspects involved in the incident, and they will have to attend a hearing to extend their detention.
Murder Victims Families Organization stated, "We resent the incompetence of the police who are not doing enough to fight the deadly violence in civil society, and the government officials who did not heed warnings about harming innocent people."
"The organization expresses deep sorrow for the murder of the young woman, a mother of children, near the club in Haifa. This is further proof that firearms pose a great danger to the public and this is the disastrous result of the accelerated armament without control and supervision," said Lara Zinman, chairman of the organization.
Newly elected mayor of Haifa, Yona Yahav, commented, "Upon my return to my post this coming Monday, I will act resolutely to restore personal security to the residents of Haifa and its guests. I will demand from the Comptroller and the Internal Security Minister to restore the number of police officers and patrols that has been cut dramatically in recent years, in order to act with a heavy hand against the phenomenon of illegal weapons circulating in entertainment venues and throughout the city, which was brought into Haifa by criminal elements from outside the city."
This is a developing story.