A short video of a confrontation between an armed suspect and a group of police officers taken on August 18 in the Iranian city of Isfahan went viral. Iranians are angry at the police's “inability to fight real crime" while targeting peaceful protesters and women over their refusal to wear the hijab, according to our Observers in Iran.
A nearly 2-minute video from a surveillance camera shows the deadly incident which took place on August 18 in Isfahan, central Iran. “Our officers were sent to the area after a shooting was reported to the police in which a man had been killed. They found the criminal and pursued him, but unfortunately he shot at two of our officers," said the local police spokesperson.
