A businessman was shot dead by an armed man in Sanaa, and a video documenting the crime
English - Sunday 26 June 2022 الساعة 06:03 pmA tribal leader and businessman, from Raymah Governorate, was killed by a gunman in Sanaa, which is under the control of the terrorist Houthi militia.
Local sources said that a gunman shot a businessman and tribal leader, "Youssef Haider Ali al-Joon", near his home in the Qaa al-Qaydi neighborhood, south of Sanaa, under mysterious circumstances.
Activists on social media circulated a video clip showing the unarmed businessman, "Youssef Al-Joon", and talking with other people next to a building in the "Qaa Al-Qaydi" area. Meanwhile, a gunman who was next to him pulled out a pistol and shot him from behind.
Some people at the scene of the crime tried to transport Al-Joon on board a dinah (commercial truck) used to transport foodstuffs, but he died.
Youssef Al-Joon hails from the Mezher district in the Raymah governorate, and he is a member of the local council there.
Recently, Sanaa and the areas under the control of the Houthis witnessed the liquidation of a number of tribal sheikhs, amid high rates of murder and forced looting.