Security Guard Killed, Three Injured in Shooting at Oilfield Near Kirkuk
According to the source, two unidentified individuals riding a motorcycle passed by the oilfield and opened fire on the guards, killing one of them, identified as Rizgar Qadir, and injuring three others.
ERBIL (Kurdistan24) – A security guard was killed and three others were injured in a shooting targeting a private oilfield near the Pirdê (Altun Kupri) sub-district of Kirkuk province, a police source reported on Thursday.
A source from the Pirdê Police Directorate told Kurdistan24 correspondent Hemin Dalo that the incident occurred near Daraman village, along the main Kirkuk-Erbil highway.
According to the source, two unidentified individuals riding a motorcycle passed by the oilfield and opened fire on the guards, killing one of them, identified as Rizgar Qadir, and injuring three others.
The attackers fled the scene to an unknown location following the shooting.
Security forces arrived shortly after the incident and launched an investigation to identify and arrest the perpetrators.
The injured guards were transferred to a hospital for medical treatment and remain under medical supervision.