The shooter then fled. He later surrendered to Madinah police, Lt. Col. Fahd Al-Habdan, spokesman of Qassim police, said on Sunday. Al-Habdan said the officer was killed while he was on his official duty in Buraidah on Sunday morning, adding that he died on the spot.

“Police in south Buraidah have taken up the case and criminal investigation officers have completed their procedures,” he said. He said an investigation has been launched to determine the reason for the murder, which took place along the Imara Street in Buraidah.