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Conflict Incident Report

Man shot to death found to the west of Baalbeck

Date of incident: 
October 19, 2014
Death toll: 
1 person
Number of Injured: 
0persons

A 44-year-old man has been found shot dead with a bullet close to the heart; his body was discovered by Baalbeck police.
The victim is thought to have murdered a cell phone shop keeper one month ago; he lived west of Baalbeck.
http://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/35024/Man-shot-to-death-found-to-...

Primary category: 
Murder
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.