Funeral held in Iran for four civilians, including child, gunned down by regime forces - report

Security forces reportedly attended the funeral, including the police commander of the region, though official comments on the incident have remained vague.

The official claim regarding the killings is that "Security forces at a military facility opened fire on two passing vehicles that they suspected were suspicious," according to BBC Persian.

The victims were two women, a man, and a young child - all of whom have now been buried in the Khomeini Martyrs' Cemetery.

The military personnel responsible for the shooting are reportedly in custody, and a legal case is allegedly being pursued against them, Iranian media reported.

Gholamreza Sheikhi, the husband of one of the victims and father of two, reportedly said ahead of the funeral that "No one has the right to send a message to our enemy. I asked all relatives and friends to make this matter public."

He claimed, while referring to the IRGC as “angels,” that his wife had been a supporter of the regime and insisted she "always called on everyone to obey this revolution in family speeches and criticisms," and "God used my wife as an intermediary so that no one would say a word against this revolution."

While the relatives of the victims maintained support for the regime, Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi condemned the incident.

“This cycle, this repeating pattern–whose first victims are always children–will only end with the fall of the Islamic Republic,” Ebadi wrote on social media on Sunday.

Iran reportedly set up checkpoints across the country following the 12-day war with Israel, though it has proven deadly for Iranian civilians.

BBC Persian reported that in addition to the shooting of four civilians earlier this week, two people were killed and one wounded after regime forces fired on a car at a checkpoint on July 1.