Deadly Shooting in Lahore Leaves Four Dead and Injured

May 2, 2026

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In this picture taken on May 3, 2019, Pakistani Shiite Hazara minority Muslims walk along a road in Hazara town, a neighbourhood in Quetta. - Crowded into "ghettos" surrounded by armed checkpoints, Pakistan’s beleaguered Shiite Hazara minority in the southwestern city of Quetta say they are being slaughtered by sectarian militants as authorities are unable to halt the killings. (Photo by BANARAS KHAN / AFP) / To go with PAKISTAN-RELIGION-HAZARA,FEATURE by Maaz KHAN

Pakistani media have reported that a 45-year-old man named Shahid opened fire in the Mazang area of Lahore, resulting in the deaths of a woman and two children, while two others were injured. This incident occurred in one of the crowded parts of the city.

According to reports, after shooting the residents, the attacker committed suicide and died.

Pakistani police officials have not yet commented on the motive behind the incident, and investigations are ongoing.

Lahore, the capital of Pakistan’s Punjab province, is one of the country’s largest and most populous cities. Further details about the condition of the injured and the circumstances surrounding the incident have not yet been released.

May 2, 2026

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