Report: Army Arrests Man Accused of Baalbek Shootout
The Army Intelligence Branch detained a man who allegedly committed a murder over the weekend in Baalbek, reports said on Tuesday.
Voice of Lebanon radio (93.3) reported that Ziad al-Qoueiq was arrested overnight Monday.
The offender opened fire at a three-member family in Baalbek on Sunday night, killing 45-year old Mohammed Sobhi Zoaiter and his son Ayla Mohammed Zoaiter, 14, while 32-year-old Randa Badri Zoaiter sustained a serious injury to the head.
Mohammed and Ayla died at the scene, but the mother was rushed to a nearby hospital.
The family members were shot in the head using a 9 mm gun at their house in the Bekaa valley town of Hadath Baalbek.
The causes of the incident remain unknown.
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