Two Shot and Wounded in Shoueifat, Ain al-Rummaneh

Two people were shot and wounded on Sunday in two separate incidents in the Mount Lebanon regions of Shoueifat and Ain al-Rummaneh, state-run National News Agency reported.

“At 4:00 pm, an unidentified gunman opened fire at young man Ali Nabil Sheet, 19, wounding him in the head, in the Shoueifat area of Kouh al-Blata,” NNA said.

The agency added that the wounded young man was rushed to Kamal Jumblat Hospital in Shoueifat.

It later reported that the guard of one of the banks in the area was behind the shooting at a motorcycle carrying Sheet and another passenger, “who were trying to snatch (the purse) of a woman.”

Meanwhile in the Ain al-Rummaneh district of Sannine, gunman R. M. opened fire at a Kia Rio car driven by Douri Imad, who was accompanied by Elie Khoury, NNA said.

As a result, Khoury was wounded in his thigh and rushed to hospital for treatment.

The agency did not elaborate on the reason behind the incident.