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Conflict Incident Report

Dead and two wounded in a personal dispute in Jouaiya

Date of incident: 
June 20, 2016
Death toll: 
1 person
Number of Injured: 
2persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians

 On 20 Jun 16, a personal dispute in Jouaiya-Tyre over previous municipality elections escalated into aggravated assault and shooting which lead to the injuries of two persons and the death of one. LAF attended the scene, cordoned the area and started pursuing the perpetrators.

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.