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Conflict Incident Report

One person killed and four injured during a bawl

Date of incident: 
April 16, 2018
Death toll: 
1 person
Number of Injured: 
4persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians

One person was killed and four injured in a personal brawl that escalated into gunfire in Tripoli.

The man killed was identified as Khaldoun Kour.

The four injured people were taken to the nearby Islamic Philanthropic Hospital for treatment.

The personal scuffle erupted between the citizen, Oqab Kour, and his neighbor, Mahmoud Dalal.

Security forces are currently prosecuting perpetrators, opening a thorough investigation into the incident.

Primary category: 
Brawl/Dispute
Secondary 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.