Turkish killer detained

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Erik A. is currently in custody

The 30-year-old Turkish gunman who police believe shot dead a Polish citizen in a clothing warehouse has been tracked down and arrested.

Erik A. was found and taken into custody by officers on Wednesday, but has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

The shooting took place in the commercial suburb of Janki, located 12 km south of Warsaw, on Monday. Police believe that the gunman and the 45-year-old victim went inside the warehouse in order to finalise a cash exchange transaction and an argument followed. The gunman then fired twice at the victim, one of the bullets fatally wounding him.

The Pole managed to carry himself out of the warehouse and flag down a driver who took him to a garage close-by. The emergency services were called but despite attempts to save the man, he died shortly afterwards.

Police soon discovered a car belonging to Erik A in the nearby small town of Raszyn, but initial searches for the Turk revealed little in the way of evidence.

The breakthrough finally came when officers received a tip-off from an anonymous source. “We got a phone call telling us that he might be hiding in a nearby forest. We immediately sent a team there and the information proved to be true. The perpetrator was there, and very surprised, but he did not put up any resistance. There were also no weapons found on him,” said police spokesman Maciej Karczynski

“We are now searching places linked to the detained man in order to locate the gun.”
Police are also speaking to a 38-year-old Bulgarian man who they believe may have played some part in the shooting, although exact details remain unclear.