ANKARA, Turkey — A gunman armed with a shotgun killed eight people across three separate locations in western Turkey on Thursday before being apprehended, officials and news reports confirmed.
One additional person was wounded during the shooting spree.
The motive behind the attack in Afyonkarahisar province remained unknown immediately following the incident.
According to the state-run Anadolu Agency, three victims were discovered in the village of Ayazini, while three others were killed in the nearby village of Kiyir. Two women wounded in an attack in Yukaritandir later succumbed to their injuries in hospital, the report stated.
Police launched a search for the assailant, who was later captured in the neighboring province of Eskisehir, the governor’s office said in a statement.
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