According to an official statement from Zakho police, today, Saturday, November 7, at around 12:00 noon, the Crime Prevention Police Department was informed of a murder in the vicinity of Dola village, near the city of Zakho. Specialist teams from the crime-scene, crime-prevention, emergency and civil-activities police units immediately arrived at the scene and began their investigation.
Initial examinations showed that a 36-year-old citizen identified as (Z. H. A.) had been shot with a handgun and died. His body was later transferred to the Zakho Forensic Medicine Department.
Zakho police also said that follow-up efforts had revealed the suspect’s identity and that, by order of the investigating judge, an arrest warrant had been issued under Article 406 of the Iraqi Penal Code. Police stressed that the motive for the crime was linked to a social dispute and that a detailed investigation into the case was ongoing.
