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Conflict Incident Report

Syrian man shot dead in Ghazir

Date of incident: 
June 19, 2017
Death toll: 
1 person
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Syrian Civilians/Refugees

The body of 30-year-old Syrian national Mohammed Ahmed Dado was found near the secondary school of Ghazir, a security source told The Daily Star Monday. Preliminary medical examinations showed gunshot wounds to Dado’s hand and chest. The man was taken to the nearby Al-Buwar Government Hospital for further investigation by forensics specialist Dr. Hussein Shahrour.

“After viewing the [CCTV] cameras located where the murder happened, it became apparent that a Hyundai car fired on this man and directly left,” the source told The Daily Star. The car’s license plate is known and an ISF investigation is ongoing.

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.