The Israeli occupation police on Sunday shot dead a Palestinian young man during an alleged chase on a road in the southwest of Jerusalem.
The Israeli police justified the use of deadly force with the young man by claiming that he was on the run after stealing a car.
Haaretz newspaper quoted police sources as saying that officers believed the young man was driving in a manner that endangered them and other people on the road.
The fatal shooting came during an overnight pursuit of three cars which police said had been stolen from Givat Massuah neighborhood in the city by a group of Palestinians.
The 25-year-old man suffered critical injuries while attempting to escape in the direction of Bethlehem through the Tunnels Road south of Jerusalem according to Israeli police claims.
He was pronounced dead later at a local hospital.
