A well-known lawyer was murdered in his office in an apparent targeted attack near the Golden Mall in Rishon Lezion on Tuesday, Magen David Adom (MDA) reported.
MDA first responders arrived at the scene and found the victim, who was later identified as Arbel Feldman, unconscious with a suspected gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead soon afterward.
“We received a report of a man who was wounded in a violent incident,” MDA quoted medical technician Naftali Halberstadt and MDA medic Meir Binenfeld in a press release. “We arrived at the scene and joined the police forces. We saw a man around 50 years old lying unconscious, without a pulse and not breathing, with a penetrating injury to his body. We performed medical examinations, and unfortunately, we had to pronounce him dead at the scene.”
Police officers arrived at the scene shortly afterward.
Suspect turns himself in to police custody
A 20-year-old Ramla resident turned himself in to police custody later on Tuesday, the Israel Police said.
The suspect is set to be transferred to the Shefelah Police Station for questioning, the Israel Police added, noting that it will request an extension of his detention from the court on Wednesday.
Feldman’s death was being treated as a suspected assassination attempt, the police said.
Jerusalem Post Staff contributed to this report.