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Conflict Incident Report

3 gunmen chase and shot young adult

Date of incident: 
June 6, 2017
Death toll: 
1 person
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians

Young man Roy Hamouche was killed last night as three gunmen inside a tinted vehicle chased him and his friend in Jal-el-Dib, National News Agency correspondent reported on Wednesday. 
In details, Roy Hamouche was with his friend in the latter's car, when they engaged in a dispute with three gunmen aboard a tinted BMW. 
After chasing the pair, the gunmen managed to stop the young men's car and shot Roy Hamouche in the head, killing him instantly. 
His friend managed to escape and contacted the police who rushed to the scene and initiated a probe into the homicide. 

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.