Judge Issues Arrest Warrant against Perpetrator in Ashqout Crime

The Investigative judge in Mount Lebanon issued an arrest warrant against General Security warrant officer Tony Abboud in the Ashqout crime case in the town of Keserwan, media reports said on Wednesday.

The judge issued the warrant after interrogating the culprit, the reports said.

Last week, Abboud killed four people in a dispute between neighbors.

The victims were identified as Jean Paul Hoballah, Paul Hoballah, Isabelle Hoballah and Antoine Chidiac, who were shot dead in Ashqout's al-Shmeis neighborhood.

The dispute erupted when the shooter was infuriated after his daughter was harassed by a dog, which prompted him to shoot the dog owner and the owner's father and mother, reports had said.