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Suspect at large as two Salahadin University teachers killed

PM:12:05:28/06/2022

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SULAIMANI— A suspect is at large after killing two Salahadin University teachers and injuring a guard in two separate incidents in Erbil on Tuesday (June 28).

The suspect is said to be a disgruntled former student.

The dean of Salahadin College of Law, Karwan Ismail, and a guard were seriously injured in a shooting incident inside the university campus around 0830 (local time).

Erbil Governor Omed Khoshnaw said today that Ismail later died of his injuries in the hospital.

Khoshnaw said Ismail was shot five times while the guard was in a stable condition at the hospital.

Body found

Earlier today, Erbil Police said that the body of Salahadin University teacher Irdis Ezzat was found near his home.

NRT's reporter Rizgar Kochar said the suspect had issues with both victims.

Kochar said that the suspect had tried to transfer from Soran University to Salahadin University; however, dean Karwan Ismail had not accepted the transfer.

The suspect had then threatened the victim, a plaintiff in a case against him.

Kochar added that a court hearing on the suspects' threats was scheduled today before the shooting incidents.

Dismissed student

Erbil Governor Omed Khoshnaw said that the suspect is known to the law enforcement officers and "must hand himself in".

He said the suspect was a former Soran University student who had been dismissed and tried to get admitted to Salahadin University.

He added that he had threatened several teachers from both universities.

Khoshnaw said the suspect had been detained earlier in relation to the threats.

 

(NRT Digital Media)