In the afternoon on September 24, 1982 Khaled Alwan, a 19-year-old member of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP) walked up along the sidewalk. Reaching the Wimpy Cafe, he opened fired on Israeli soldiers at Wimpy.[1][2][3][7][8] He killed an Israeli officer with his pistol and injured two Israeli soldiers accompanying the officer (one injured in the chest, the other in the neck).[7][8] After the shooting, Alwan walked home calmly.[3] Popular legend has it that Alwan had been upset with seeing the Israeli officer insisting to pay his bill at Wimpy with shekels.[3]