Two people were injured, one of them left in critical condition, after a shooting on Sunday on Chaim Levanon Street, near the University of Tel Aviv, Israeli Police and Magen David Adom reported.
According to MDA, they responded to reports of gunfire at 10:35 p.m. and found a man in his 30s suffering from multiple penetrating wounds. He was treated on-site and evacuated to the hospital in serious and unstable condition.
An initial police investigation indicated that the shooting was likely criminal in nature. The victims, aged 30 and 24, were shot by a suspect who reportedly fled the scene immediately. The 30-year-old was listed in critical condition.
The police report mentioned that it arrived at the scene after neighbours called them because of gunfire in the area. A manhunt was launched for a motorcyclist.
"A short time ago, a report was received about a shooting on Chaim Levanon Street in Tel Aviv. Two injured people were evacuated from the scene in serious and moderate condition (according to medical sources). Police forces are on the scene. The background to the incident is suspected to be criminal," said the police spokesperson.
MDA: ‘One of the victims is in unstable condition’
MDA paramedics Neria Hadad, Daniel Giat, and Yitzhak Lindenfeld said: "We arrived at the scene and saw a man in his 30s suffering from severe penetrating injuries to his body. We provided him with life-saving medical treatment and evacuated him to the hospital in an unstable condition. Near the scene of the incident, we found a 24-year-old man who was moderately injured."
"At 10:35 PM, a report was received at MDA's 101 hotline in the Dan area about an injured person in a violent incident on Haim Levanon Street in Tel Aviv-Yafo. MDA medics and paramedics are providing medical treatment and referring a 30-year-old man to Ichilov Hospital in serious and unstable condition, conscious with penetrating injuries,” MDA reported.
“In addition, MDA medics and paramedics are providing medical treatment and referring another injured person from the incident to Ichilov Hospital, a 24-year-old young man in moderate condition with penetrating injuries."
Residents in the area said they heard multiple shots at around the time of the incident, and many were alarmed - some even mistook the gunfire for a terror attack. One local told Walla, “We heard the shots inside the house. Four shots, then another four.”
The police have not yet released the identity of the suspects or confirmed any arrests. Investigators are canvassing nearby streets and reviewing surveillance footage as part of the manhunt.