# A bridegroom died after being hit by celebratory gunfire after his wedding in northern Turkey. As the newlyweds were being escorted home after the ceremony, the 23-year-old groom, identified as Ali K, was wounded, allegedly at the hands of a female relative of his wife. The 47-year-old woman was detained by security forces and two unlicensed pistols were found in her garden. Prosecutors have opened an investigation into the incident. Celebratory gunfire is common at weddings in Turkey’s northern Black Sea region.
Groom killed by celebratory gunfire at his own wedding in Turkey