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Five killed, five wounded in shooting attack in Jerusalem; terrorist shot

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MDA says medics treating victims in Neve Yaakov neighborhood; initial reports suggest attack occurred in or near synagogue

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent.

File: People walking in a main street in Neve Yaakov, Jerusalem, April 12, 2020 (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

File: People walking in a main street in Neve Yaakov, Jerusalem, April 12, 2020 (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

At least ten people have been shot and wounded in a suspected shooting attack in Jerusalem’s Neve Yaakov neighborhood, police and medics said Friday night.

The Magen David Adom ambulance service said its medics were treating ten people, several of them in serious-to-critical condition.

Police said the suspected gunman had been shot.

Preliminary reports suggested the incident occurred in or near a synagogue.

Dozens of officers were dispatched to the scene, police said.

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