Israeli Police Officer Shot Dead in Terrorist Attack Near Ashdod

A terrorist shooting attack on vehicles traveling down Highway 4 near Ashdod Tuesday morning left five motorists wounded. The terrorist was eliminated in an exchange of fire with an armed civilian. The victims were all evacuated to area hospitals after receiving emergency care at the scene, but one succumbed to his wounds before arriving at the hospital..

Magen David Adom emergency medical technician Avner Ben David, who arrived at the scene of the attack, said: "We arrived at the scene with large forces and saw a man in his 30s at the side of the road, unconscious, without a pulse or breath, and with gunshot wounds to his body. We began performing resuscitation efforts, loaded him into the intensive care ambulance, and quickly evacuated him to the hospital while continuing resuscitation efforts as his condition was critical."