Police : Farazmand 's brother , Arash , 28 , a drummer with the Free Keys who later joined the Yellow Dogs , was also shot and killed at the same location . Ali - Akbar Rafie took his own life after shooting former band members . ` ` He was not a natural fit within our group of musicians , '' surviving members say . The Yellow Dogs were featured in a 2009 CNN report about Iran 's underground rock scene . Loss of their fellow musicians left ` ` a gaping hole in our hearts , '' members say .
Police : Ali - Akbar Rafie took his own life after shooting former band members . ` ` He was not a natural fit within our group of musicians , '' surviving members say . The Yellow Dogs were featured in a 2009 CNN report about Iran 's underground rock scene . Loss of their fellow musicians left ` ` a gaping hole in our hearts , '' members say .