37-year-old man killed by live fire during Tehran protests, sources confirm
Reza Eskandarpour, 37, was killed by direct gunfire during protests on January 8 in the Ariashahr neighborhood of Tehran, sources confirmed to Iran International.
Eskandarpour, born in October 1988 and a resident of, was shot dead by security forces, according to reports received by Iran International.
Eskandarpour was protesting with five friends when one of them was shot by security agents, sources said. He returned to help his wounded friend, at which point a sniper linked to security forces opened fire from a rooftop.
He was hit by six live rounds and killed at the scene. Two other people accompanying him were also killed at the same time.
Eskandarpour owned a cabinet-making workshop in Ariashahr and was preparing to get married, according to people close to him.
