Overview
- Adviser Abdullah Othman and lawyer Khaled al-Zaidi confirmed Gaddafi’s death, with local security officials also citing his killing in Zintan.
- Accounts from his team and legal counsel say four armed men disabled security cameras and shot him inside his residence, with one report placing the attack around 14:00 local time.
- The Libyan Public Prosecutor opened a formal investigation and dispatched a special team to Zintan to gather evidence and question associates.
- No group has claimed responsibility, and the 444th Brigade, aligned with the Government of National Unity, publicly denied involvement.
- Gaddafi was wanted by the International Criminal Court and was sentenced to death in absentia in 2015; he was released under an amnesty in 2017 and later attempted a 2021 presidential bid that was blocked.