A fugitive suspect and a security patrol exchanged fire in Tabuk Region early this evening, leading to the martyrdom of a security man and the injury of another and the killing of the suspect, a Security Spokesman of the Ministry of Interior said. In a statement to the Saudi Press Agency, the spokesman said the patrol, on a routine duty, detected a suspect car, chased it and eventually stopped it in a desert area along Tabuk- Al-Madinah highway in Al-Jahra'a Province, an affiliate of Tabuk Region. As the security men were closing near the car to verify the driver's identity, he suddenly fired at them from a pistol he was hiding in his clothes, killing one and injuring another. The security men immediately returned fatal fire at him. The injured was rushed to hospital for necessary medical care. The authorities opened investigation into the incident.
