A businessman who procured weapons for the junta abroad was shot and killed in downtown Yangon at 10:00 p.m. on 2 October, according to the Urban Owls Guerrilla Force.

The businessman, Nyan Lwin Aung, was shot between Latha Police Station and Lanmadaw Police Station near to the crowded 17th Street in Yangon City’s Latha Township.

According to the Urban Owls, Nyan Lwin Aung (also known as Ko Nyan) has procured weapons from abroad for the junta. He has also imported facial recognition CCTV systems for the junta’s Ministry of Home Affairs. He described himself as an "entrepreneur from a military family.”

He used to frequently travel to Russia with representatives of the Myanmar military and was known to be close to the Russian Defence Minister.

He also established subsidiaries of his North Gate Engineering and Technology company in various countries including Thailand, China, Russia, and the UAE. He also set up a travel agency called Well and Fair which is believed to facilitate money laundering.

Nyan Lwin Aung also frequently insulted Aung San Suu Kyi and revolutionary forces on his personal social media accounts. He also pressured his employees to recite the junta's four Pledges of Allegiance every morning, according to reports.

Following the shooting, the junta set up a cordon around the area of the attack, but the defence force fighters involved in the attack managed to escape, according to the Urban Owl