source: Benin 24; Undisclosed Source; Banouto
actor1: Unidentified Communal Militia (Benin)
actor2: Police Forces of Benin (2016-)
location: Kerou
notes: On 3 May 2019, a group of youth fired into the crowd at the enthronement ceremony of a local chief in Kerou. Police forces responded with gunshots, and killed at least five people and severely wounded four others.