Dima Bushnak age: 19
shot to death: May 14, 2023
Residence: Sallama, Israel
Origin: Arabic
Children: none
Perpetrator: -
On Sunday, May 14, just before midnight, 19-year-old Dima Bushnak was shot in her car near her home in the Bedouin village of Sallama, about 17 kilometers north of Nazareth in Israel.
Camera footage showed Dima trying to escape the attacker by quickly reversing her car. However, she collided with a wall, after which a man with a firearm came at her and fired a bullet. The man ran away, then changed his mind and ran back to fire a second shot.
Dima was taken to the hospital in critical condition and died of her injuries on May 15.
Family members said Dima had received threats because of her lifestyle. Dima wore Western clothes, worked in the city and planned to continue her studies at Haifa University. "They didn't want her to work or study," the family member said.
Police are looking for the perpetrator(s) and have not named a motive.