A series of alarming events, including a disturbing pattern of unlawful shootings by security forces, unfolded in the Dogiyai Regency, Papua Tengah Province, on 13 July 2023. The events unfolded shortly after members of the Damai Cartenz Special Police Unit shot dead twenty-year-old Mr Yosua Keiya in the morning of 13 July while standing on the roadside in the Obayo Village, Kamu Utara District. The officers reportedly gave no warning and released shots from a white vehicle, which left the scene at high speed after the shooting.

As security forces dispersed the crowd in Moanemani, bullets injured six other Papuan civilians. Mr Daud Yobe, 23, and Mr Fredi Yobe, 17, were allegedly arrested and tortured during detention at the local police headquarters.