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Suspect killed, policeman seriously wounded in Ramat Gan shootout
By Roni Singer-Haruti, Haaretz Correspondent and Haaretz Service
A man was killed and a police officer seriously wounded on Sunday in a shootout in the city of Ramat Gan, just east of Tel Aviv.
Police suspect the man shot to death was part of a hit squad sent by the Abergill crime family to assassinate a member of their long-time rivals, the Alperons.
Gunfire erupted after plain-clothes police tried to stop a vehicle they had been following, driven by suspected criminals.
They formed a road block at the corner of Abba Hillel and Rokach streets, at which point the suspect opened fire on them.
Police identified themselves by wearing police-issued hats and returned fire, killing the man. Two other passengers were unhurt and promptly arrested.