One dead, 9 wounded in terrorist shooting attack at bus station in southern Israel

At least eight people wounded, including one in critical condition, after terrorist opens fire at McDonald’s restaurant outside of bus station in Beersheba.

By David Rosenberg, World Israel News

At least one person was killed and eight others were wounded Sunday afternoon, when a terrorist gunman opened fire at two separate locations in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba.

The shootings took place at two locations adjacent to the Beersheba Central Bus Station, including at a McDonald’s restaurant, following by a shooting on a nearby street.

Eyewitnesses say the terrorist was wearing a bulletproof vest during the attack.

Police and security personnel have been deployed to the area and the terrorist gunman has been killed, authorities say.

Emergency first responders from Magen David Adom (MDA) and United Hatzalah were dispatched to the scene to treat the wounded and evacuate them to Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba.

One victim, a woman in her 20s, was critically wounded in the attack, and later succumbed to her wounds.

A second victim, a man, is listed in moderate-to-serious condition, while four others are in moderate condition, and the remainder are listed in light condition.

Three of the first responders who arrived after the shooting, United Hatzalah volunteer EMTs Eliyah Tubul, Yosefi Asor and Daniel Levy,  reported from the scene: “We provided initial treatment at the scene to a young woman who was seriously injured and was later transported to the hospital, to another woman who was in critical condition and to four people who were moderately and lightly to moderately injured.”

“In addition, we provided assistance at the scene to a number of people who suffered from emotional shock due to the nature of the incident.”

Last week, seven people were murdered when two terrorists, both Palestinian Arabs from the city of Hebron, opened fire on pedestrians in Jaffa, south of Tel Aviv.