ISTANBUL - Witnesses said they heard three gunshots where Turkish journalist of Armenian descent Hrant Dink, editor-in-chief of bilingual Turkish-Armenian weekly Agos, was shot dead today.
Witnesses also noted they saw a 25-30 year-old man (1.65 meters tall) running to a cross street of Halaskargazi Street.
Board member of Agos weekly Serkis Seropyan said Dink was called outside the building by someone after lunch.
"Someone had shot him in the head three times," he said.
Meanwhile, Governor of Istanbul Muammer Guler arrived at the crime scene.
An ambulance to carry Dink's body also arrived at Agos's building.
Hrant Dink was sentenced to six months in prison for "insulting Turkishness" in one of his articles.
Meanwhile, Turkish Justice Minister Cemil Cicek said Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is going to make a statement on the incident.