Police arrest suspect in drive-by shooting near Nicosia prisons

Police on Saturday arrested a 26-year-old man from Larnaca, suspected of having fired gun several times in the air near the Nicosia prisons a day ago.

The suspect was arrested, after police received witness testimony about the individual and after receiving a court-ordered arrest warrant.

Police were at the scene at the Ayios Andreas area in the capital on Friday, and a spokesperson told the Cyprus Mail it was too soon to tell if the incident was related to ‘business activities’ or a retaliation of sorts.

The suspects were in a black car with tinted windows and the incident unfolded at 11:20am.

Initially, police said the shots were targeting the property that appeared to be owned by a Nicosia businessman whose home – in a different part of the capital – had been shot at in the past.

Nonetheless, as the day went on, sources said the shooting at Makedonias street were in the air – rather than the property.

The 26-year-old was due to appear in Nicosia district court for a remand.