 Owner Isadore Paul commented on the fact that he was without his bodyguards, and Ammatuna replied that he had not been able to reach them that day.Paul applied a hot towel on Ammatuna's face, when two unidentified men rushed into the barbershop and drew their guns.The barber's screams alerted Ammatuna, who quickly ducked behind the barber chair; however, he was shot in the chest twice during the gunfight as the gunman escaped.