14-Year-Old Opens Fire in Beirut, Kills 3 Including Father

Published October 17th, 2017 - 08:16 GMT
Security forces arrested the perpetrator and opened an investigation into the incident (Shutterstock/File)
Security forces arrested the perpetrator and opened an investigation into the incident (Shutterstock/File)

Three people were killed and three others were wounded in the Beirut neighborhood of Zqaq al-Blat when a young man opened fire, killing his father and two others, the National News Agency reported on Tuesday.

The 14-year suspect who was identified as Ali Mohammed Younis shot his dad, Mohammed, using a hunting rifle at 6:15 a.m. The father was killed instantly.

The perpetrator went out of his house and shot at the doorman of a nearby building seriously wounding him and his wife. The man, a Syrian national, later succumbed to his wounds.

He also killed another man, identified as Syrian Ali Mohamed al-Merhi.

Three other people were reported to be injured but they have not been identified yet.

Security forces arrested the perpetrator and opened an investigation into the incident.

 

 

This article has been adapted from its original source.

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