Samad Barginia, a 52-year-old resident of Piranshahr, was severely injured on the evening of Tuesday, September 20, 2022, during the nationwide protests against the state killing of Zhina Amini, after being shot by security forces in this city. Due to the severity of his injuries, he lost his life at Khomeini Hospital in Orumiyeh.
He had been struck in the head and eye by 52 pellets fired from a shotgun by security forces. According to the forensic medical report, his death was recorded as the result of a “blunt object impact” to the head.
It should be noted that after being wounded, he was also brutally beaten by government forces.