A 19-year-old boy was shot in the head and killed by security forces in Zaykyo Ward, Mawlamyine, Mon State, at about 5pm on February 28. 

Another civilian was also shot in the leg and arrested by the police, local witnesses said. 

“Police and military troops have been deployed at Zaykyo roundabout and Market Traffic Lights since afternoon. There were few protestors in the area but in the later afternoon, they opened fire in the areas such as Zaykyo bus terminal, the university and the coal warehouse. They also used tear gas. At about 5pm, shooting occurred near Zaykyo Yadana Tun warehouse. One was killed after being hit in the head. Another was hurt in the leg. The police picked them up,” a local witness said. 

Since the morning of February 28, the security forces had forcibly cracked down the protestors and opened fire wounding some civilians.