23-year-old Nawwaf Haj Ashqarani is third person to die violently in Arab communities this week, 85th this year

Incident comes amid rising tide of apparent gang-related violence; police investigate, but witness says officers only search for drugs, not weapons

While political leaders blame each other for failure to rein in deadly violence in Arab Israeli towns, law enforcement call for more manpower, harsher prosecution

Police said to suspect killing wasn't a crime of passion, as the shooter claimed, but a hit commissioned by Israeli mob bosses

Ronen Dahan was shot dead in June in a nightclub; suspect reportedly linked to drug cartels in San Luis Potosi

Police reportedly investigating if blast was so-called 'work accident' that took place while explosives were being transported; dead man said to be associate of known criminals

Police open investigation but believe it is not terror; 1 victim reportedly known criminal, who survived previous attempt to bomb his car last month