After fleeing to Jordan.. arrest of the main suspect in the murder of Ahmad Shakra in Jaffa

Israeli police arrested the main suspect in the murder of Ahmad Shakra (28) from Jaffa upon his return from Jordan via the Jordan River crossing, after he fled there following the crime about a month ago. Shakra was shot dead on Jerusalem Street in Jaffa while riding a bicycle.

Israeli police arrested the main suspect in the murder of Ahmad Shakra (28) from Jaffa upon his return from Jordan via the Jordan River crossing, after he fled there following the murder about a month ago. Shakra was shot dead on Jerusalem Street in Jaffa about a month ago while riding a bicycle, when a Jeep Grand Cherokee arrived and an armed man got out, fired several shots at him, and fled. Shakra was taken to Wolfson Hospital in critical condition, where he was later pronounced dead despite resuscitation efforts. Police said investigations following the crime led to the arrest of two suspects, in their twenties and residents of Jaffa, hours after the incident, and a loaded pistol thrown by one suspect during his arrest was seized. They added that the third suspect, believed to be the main shooter, fled to Jordan and an arrest warrant was issued, before the Central Investigations Unit of the Tel Aviv District arrested him upon his return via the Jordan River crossing. The prosecution had filed an indictment against the two suspects arrested after the crime, while the new main suspect was remanded for investigation and is scheduled to appear today before the Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court for a hearing on extending his detention.