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Conflict Incident Report

Man shoots himself to delay bank payment

Date of incident: 
May 31, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
1 person
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians

A businessman in Beirut was revealed to have shot himself and was not assaulted, as was initially reported, a security source told The Daily Star. "He had to pay $200,000 to the bank, but did not have that money on him," the source said. "He said he had been hoping to use a medical report due to his injuries to have more time to pay back the amount." The source added that Hrout Kfarkian had been waiting for a $600,000 payment from an undisclosed location in Africa.

The public prosecutor was notified of the details, and called for his arrest on charges of providing false information. Authorities had conducted fingerprint tests on the gun. The results showed that they matched that of the businessman's.

Initial reports had said that Kfarkian was shot Tuesday by two unknown gunmen on a motorcycle by the Middle East & Africa Bank in Jnah. He was rushed to al-Zahra Hospital. The security source said that he had shot himself in the shoulder, though the bullet nearly pierced his heart.

Primary category: 
Shooting
Classification of conflict (primary): 
Individual acts of violence
Violent incidents which do not have a specific or a known political agenda but are caused by the general proliferation of weapons, of trained and untrained soldiers or militants, by the general inefficiency of the Justice system, and past-traditions and histories of violence within society.
Classification of conflict(secondary):
Conflicts of socio-economic development
Conflicts associated with lack of, or gaps in economic development, opportunities and access to resources.