In July and August 2012, protests in the Qatif region intensified after Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr was wounded in the leg and arrested by police on 8 July.[68] Three men were killed in a protest on the evening of the arrest.[69][70][71] Funerals and protests took place on 10 July,[73] 11 July[74] and 13 July,[75] including chants calling for the downfall of the House of Saud.[76][77] Another protester was shot dead in a 13 July al-Awamiyah protest.[72] While detained, al-Nimr was tortured, had bruises on his face and broken teeth, and started a hunger strike.[78][79] Protest organisers in al-Awamiyah stated their support for al-Nimr and insisted on the use of nonviolent resistance.[80] Protester Mohamed al-Shakhouri was shot in the back and neck and arrested in a 26–27 July protest calling for al-Nimr's release.[135] Further protests called for all Shia and Sunni detainees to be freed,[81] including al-Shakhouri.[136] A protester and a soldier were fatally shot in Qatif during a 3–4 August evening human rights protest,[82] leading to several more protests.[83][84][85]