A sixteen year old youth was shot in Ramle Saturday night, and was taken to a nearby hospital near death. Police opened an investigation and initiated a manhunt for two suspects said to be involved in the shooting. Roadblocks were set up throughout the city, and police said they were planning house to house searches.
Police said that the youth was shot in what was possibly a robbery that went awry. The incident occurred outside a kiosk, which police believe the two suspects had tried to rob.