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Four Arrested in 2009 Tel Aviv Attack; Not Hate Crime, Say Police

Four Arrested in 2009 Tel Aviv Attack; Not Hate Crime, Say Police

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The deadly attack on an LGBT youth center grew out of a personal grudge, police say.

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The 2009 shootings at a Tel Aviv LGBT youth center were motivated by a personal feud, not antigay hatred, say police who arrested four suspects this week.

A masked gunman killed two people and wounded 11 at the Bar Noar center August 1, 2009. The dead were Nir Katz, 26, and Liz Triboshi, 16.

Police arrested three suspects, including the alleged shooter, on Wednesday and a fourth one on Thursday, International Business Times reports. The first three are charged with two counts of murder in the first degree, 11 counts of attempted murder, and conspiracy to commit a crime. The fourth, described as a prominent member of the local LGBT community, "reportedly didn't take part in the shooting but had relevant information about it and has been charged with a linked crime," the site reports.

The gunman and his accomplices apparently intended to "settle a score" with someone who was at the center, and the attack is not being characterized as a hate crime, according to International Business Times. The suspects appeared in court Thursday, but most of the details of the proceedings are under a gag order, and the arrestees' names were not released.

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Trudy Ring is The Advocate’s senior politics editor and copy chief. She has been a reporter and editor for daily newspapers and LGBTQ+ weeklies/monthlies, trade magazines, and reference books. She is a political junkie who thinks even the wonkiest details are fascinating, and she always loves to see political candidates who are groundbreaking in some way. She enjoys writing about other topics as well, including religion (she’s interested in what people believe and why), literature, theater, and film. Trudy is a proud “old movie weirdo” and loves the Hollywood films of the 1930s and ’40s above all others. Other interests include classic rock music (Bruce Springsteen rules!) and history. Oh, and she was a Jeopardy! contestant back in 1998 and won two games. Not up there with Amy Schneider, but Trudy still takes pride in this achievement.
Trudy Ring is The Advocate’s senior politics editor and copy chief. She has been a reporter and editor for daily newspapers and LGBTQ+ weeklies/monthlies, trade magazines, and reference books. She is a political junkie who thinks even the wonkiest details are fascinating, and she always loves to see political candidates who are groundbreaking in some way. She enjoys writing about other topics as well, including religion (she’s interested in what people believe and why), literature, theater, and film. Trudy is a proud “old movie weirdo” and loves the Hollywood films of the 1930s and ’40s above all others. Other interests include classic rock music (Bruce Springsteen rules!) and history. Oh, and she was a Jeopardy! contestant back in 1998 and won two games. Not up there with Amy Schneider, but Trudy still takes pride in this achievement.