This is taken from Al-Massira magazine.

How did the crime happen ?

Sheikh Pierre woke up this morning and headed to commemorate the 63rd independance day by putting flowers on his grand father’s statute in Bekfaya and then was going to present his condoleances to the family of Hanna Dagher who lived behind the Mar Antonios garden in Jdeideh next to the Hekmeh school.

He had to pass by the Church to get to the house and was driving a Kia (# B 201881). He was accompanied by Samir Chartouni and another bodyguard from the Zeinoun family.

Pierre rarely used this car except for diversion and he didnt have any convoys with him.

At 3:40, loud noises were heard followed by what looked like an accident between two cars.
Later on it appeared that when Pierre’s car was around 50 meters away from the Church, a black Honda CRV passed by and fired at front left window with a ‘Mac’ or ‘Scorpio’ machine gun.

Pierre was hit as well as Shartouni, but he wasnt dead yet and tried to escape by speeding but hit the Honda jeep whose driver apparently stopped the car in front of Gemayel’s car on purpose, but Pierre still tried to go backwards and hit another Fiat car.

During this time, while the car was boxed, two men stepped down from the Honda and one fired heavily from the left side of the car while the other was shooting from the right side.

The Zeinoun guy who was sitting on the rear seat got out from the car and claimed his gun jammed and wasnt working, so he ran away to a near shop but the men still fired at him and injured a Syrian worker.

The killers ran away afterwards with the same Honda jeep that was waiting for them next to a gas station.

It is to note that the internal roads that link Jdeideh to Nahr el Mot, the ones the Honda could have taken, lead to Rwaisset el Jdeedeh or can take you back to the highway on both sides.

The whole incident lasted a bit more than 15 seconds, and after few civilians went down and realized it was Pierre, a Landrover discovery was stopped and drove the minister to Mar Youssef hospital.

And the rest is known.