Caucasian Mafia Leader Yanis Yusubayev Assassinated at Israeli Gas Station
A chilling security camera video released on social media shows the assassination of Yanis Yusubayev, the leader of the Caucasian mafia, at a gas station near the Caesarea interchange in Israel. The footage captures the assassin drawing a handgun and shooting Yusubayev in the head at point-blank range as he turns his back. The attack occurred on Sunday afternoon, and Yusubayev, approximately 45 years old, was critically wounded and rushed to Hillel Yaffe Hospital in Hadera, where he later died.
The initial emergency call was received at 15:51 by Magen David Adom in the Sharon region. Paramedics and emergency responders, including motorcycle medics, arrived swiftly and found Yusubayev unconscious, without pulse or breathing, suffering from severe penetrating injuries. Despite advanced resuscitation efforts and urgent transport to the hospital, his condition was declared critical and he succumbed to his wounds.
Police from the Hadera station launched an intensive investigation immediately, collecting forensic evidence, interviewing witnesses, and reviewing surveillance footage from the gas station and nearby roads to track the suspects' escape route. Authorities have set up roadblocks on major routes around Caesarea and are conducting a wide manhunt. The police are exploring all possible motives and circumstances behind the targeted killing of this high-profile crime figure, who was a key target of the Coastal District Police's investigations.
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