Tehran protester shot in the head by rooftop gunfire, eyewitness says
Security forces shot and killed Alireza Rahimi, a 26-year-old man, during protests in eastern Tehran on Thursday, Jan. 8, an eyewitness and people familiar with the matter told Iran International.
Rahimi was shot directly in the back of the head with live ammunition at Sevvom Square in the Tehranpars area.
An eyewitness said the shooting in the area was carried out from rooftops.
After being shot, Rahimi collapsed into the arms of his uncle and died 45 minutes after being transferred to hospital, the eyewitness said.
A source close to the family said relatives paid an ambulance driver at Behesht-e Zahra cemetery to locate Rahimi’s body among several thousand bodies stored inside sheds. His body was eventually identified inside an ambulance alongside several other victims.
Because Rahimi’s face was severely disfigured by the live round, a close family member confirmed his identity by opening his eyelid and identifying him by eye color, the source said.
Rahimi, who had a twin brother named Amirreza, was buried without funeral prayers or religious ceremonies, with his favorite music played during the burial.
