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Conflict Incident Report

Citizen killed in Abi Samra- Tripoli

Date of incident: 
May 9, 2016
Death toll: 
1 person
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians

NNA - A Lebanese citizen (born in 1967) was shot to death while passing in Abi Samra locality near the residence of another Lebanese national (born in 1979) who shot the former over an old dispute that had erupted between them over a shared piece of property, NNA field reporter said on Monday. 
The victim was shot in the back with a hunting rifle and immediately met his fate. The convict instantly fled towards an unknown destination. 

Primary category: 
Murder
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.