The detained suspect told the Turkish police that he was protesting against the Gaza war by shooting in the air A lone gunman discharged his weapon near the Israeli consulate general in Istanbul on Thursday, leading to a tense confrontation with the Turkish police, local media have reported. The suspect fired a pump-action shotgun in the air five or six times in front of the diplomatic mission, news outlets reported. Officers used an armored vehicle as a shield, footage from the scene shows.