TURKEY – 2 police officers were killed and another 2 injured in an armed attack on Turkey’s Izmir province police station on Monday.

According to local officials, a 16-year-old suspect opened fire with a rifle on the Salih İsgoren police station in Izmir’s Balcova district.

The injured officer was taken to the Dokuz Eylul University Research and Application Hospital.

In a post on Turkish social media platform NSosyal, Interior Ministry Ali Yerlikaya said the suspect was held.

Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc also said on NSosyal that a judicial investigation into the attack had been launched by the Izmir Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office.

Speaking to reporters on the incident, Izmir’s governor, Suleyman Elban, said the injured officers were taken to the hospital, adding that the assailant was injured and captured.

“We are investigating the incident from multiple perspectives,” he said, adding that the suspected perpetrator had no criminal record or prior arrests before the attack.