Perpetrators of daylight shooting in Nicosia still at large, police under fire

Perpetrators of daylight shooting in Nicosia still at large, police under fire

A man was shot while riding his motorbike in the Anthoupolis area in Nicosia. He is in critical condition with wounds from three bullets. The victim is reportedly a member of the gang of criminal Alexis Mavromichalis. The shooter was a passenger on a second motorbike, and a third person is being investigated. The victim had visited an individual being held at the Lakatamia police station before the shooting. Police are investigating threats made by the victim to establish a motive for the attack. The perpetrators of the shooting waited in ambush near the police station. The victim was found on the ground in a pool of blood with three bullet casings nearby.