Dentist shot in the head laid to rest

The incident in Izmir took place on February 21 at around 17:00 in a flat on the second floor of an apartment building on Ali Çetinkaya Boulevard in the Alsancak Kültür Neighborhood. Allegedly, Mustafa Ercan (34), with whom Mehmet Emrah Düşmez (49), who works as a dentist at an oral and dental health center, had a feud, came to his flat. The argument between the parties turned into a fight. Mustafa Ercan shot Düşmez in the head with a gun.

Mustafa Ercan then took Düşmez’s phone, took a picture of him covered in blood, sent it to his mother, and ran away. The mother, who saw her son being shot, reported the situation to the police. Health and police teams were dispatched to the address upon notification. Düşmez was taken to Tepecik Education and Research Hospital after the health team’s first intervention. The Public Security Branch Directorate Homicide Bureau, SAM Bureau, Motorcycle Police Teams, Intelligence Branch Directorate and Konak District Police Department teams started working to catch Mustafa Ercan. The teams examined the security cameras in the area. It was determined that Mustafa Ercan walked on the street for a while after the incident and then got into a taxi and fled the scene. The teams located Mustafa Ercan and conducted an operation the same day. Mustafa Ercan was taken into custody with the weapon used in the crime in the Basmane district of Konak. Mustafa Ercan, who was sent to the courthouse the day before after his statement at the police station, was arrested and sent to prison after appearing in court. Mehmet Emrah Düşmez, who was receiving treatment in intensive care, lost his 3-day battle for life. Düşmez's lifeless body was brought to his hometown, Elazığ. Following the afternoon prayer, the funeral prayer was held at the Hacı Fethi Mosque and then he was buried in the Harput family cemetery.