Two men were killed by gunfire at the vehicle in which they were sitting at the entrance to the city, after an attempted murder in the locality that left another man, 35, seriously injured
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Two people were killed and one was seriously injured tonight (Friday) in a series of shootings in Baqa al-Gharbiya.
Two men, one in his sixties and the other in his 20s, were found with gunshot wounds in their vehicle at the entrance to the settlement.
The deaths of the two men who were shot in their vehicle were determined on the way to the hospital.
Another 35-year-old man was found injured near the scene and is being treated at Hillel Yaffe Hospital in Hadera.
The two murdered are relatives of the 35-year-old who was shot.
The two drove after the ambulance that evacuated him to the hospital and on the way fire was opened at them.
MDA paramedic Avi Cohen, who was present at the scene of the incident, said: "When we arrived at the scene, we saw two men, one about 60 years old and the other a young man about 20 years old, they were unconscious, without breathing and without a pulse.
We immediately rescued them from the vehicle and evacuated them, during resuscitation operations, for medical treatment.
"Near the hospital, we had to determine their deaths."
The Israel Police said that the police arrived at the scene and began investigating the circumstances of the incident.
It was further reported that a forensic team arrived at the scene and collected findings.