Wanted criminal killed in gunfight

Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — A man wanted by police was shot dead in the Qatif governorate on Sunday by other criminals also wanted by authorities, according to a spokesman for the Eastern Province Police. The control room received reports of the incident at 9 a.m. and later discovered the victim’s brother had taken him to a local hospital where he later died. The police were able to identify the victim as Mohammad Al-Farj, one of the criminals on their wanted list. The victim’s brother revealed the identity of the men who shot the victim. An investigation is under way.