Salahaddin University-Erbil shooting
| Date | June 28, 2022 |
|---|---|
| Venue | Salahaddin University |
| Location | Erbil, Iraq |
| Coordinates | 36°11′30″N 43°59′53″E / 36.1917°N 43.9980°E |
| Type | Shooting, Murder |
| Target | University professors |
| Perpetrator | Former student of Soran University |
| Deaths | 2 |
| Arrests | 1 (suspect arrested) |
On the morning of June 28, 2022, two university professors in Salahaddin University-Erbil were killed in an armed attack by a former student.[1] In two separate shooting incidents, the suspect killed the dean of Salahadin College of Law, Karwan Ismail, and Engineering College teacher Irdis Ezzat.[2] Erbil Governor Omed Khoshnaw later said that Ismail died of his injuries in the hospital.[3] Idris Izzat was alone in his house when the killer intruded to his home and killed him.[4] The killer was a former student of Soran University. The person had been dismissed earlier.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ the National News, Two university professors killed in shooting in Iraq’s Erbil .
- ^ NRT TV, Suspect arrested after killing two Salahdldin-Erbil University teachers.
- ^ NRT TV,Suspect at large as two Salahaldin University teachers killed.
- ^ Rudaw TV,Student arrested for fatally shooting faculty dean, lecturer in Erbil.
- ^ Wionews,In shooting, former student kills two university professors in Iraqi province of Erbil.
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