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Organized crime boss killed in gas station shooting
The Jerusalem Post • • world
Key Points:
- Yanis Yushayev, leader of the Caucasian mafia, was fatally shot outside a gas station in Caesarea, with video showing the assailant shooting him at close range from behind.
- Yushayev was critically injured, transported to the hospital, and pronounced dead; police launched an extensive investigation including a helicopter search for the unidentified suspect.
- Yushayev had established connections with key criminal figures such as Patrick Krasnopolsky and Osher Shmilov, both previously arrested but not charged in various violent incidents.
- Police believe Yushayev was allied with Eli and Matan Arbiv, controlling organized crime operations across Hadera, Or Akiva, Caesarea, and parts of the Sharon region as part of a joint criminal group.
