( CNN ) -- `` RIP NEDA , The World cries seeing your last breath , you did n't die in vain . We remember you . '' People tend to a woman called Neda as she lies on the street . That Twitter post was from a man who said he is a guitarist from Nashville , Tennessee . Amid the hundreds of images of Saturday 's crackdown on protesters in Iran that were distributed to the world over the Internet , it was the graphic video showing the dying moments of a young woman shot in the heart that touched a nerve for many people around the world . Like most of the information coming out of Tehran , it is impossible to verify her name , Neda , or the circumstances of her apparent death , which was captured close-up on a bystander 's camera . CNN ran a pixilated version of the video , which was posted on YouTube . Another amateur video captured images of Neda and her father attending what appeared to be a peaceful protest , just moments before the shooting . Watch Neda and her father moments before the shooting » . It shows a woman in jeans and white sneakers collapsed on the street , as the person with the camera -- most likely from a cell phone -- runs toward her and focuses on her face . Watch a portion of the video and how the Twitter community is responding » . One blogger posted that Neda was protesting with her father in Tehran when pro-government Basiji militia opened fire and shot her . `` The final moments of her tender young life leaked into the pavement of Karegeh Street today , captured by cell phone cameras , '' the unnamed blogger posted on Newsvine.com . `` And not long after , took on new life , flickering across computer screens around the world on YouTube , and even CNN . '' People on Twitter started forming a discussion group with the `` hashtag '' # neda to post their comments about her death and media coverage of the killing , as well . Watch report from CNN 's Octavia Nasr » . It became one of the top `` trending topics '' on Twitter by Saturday evening , early Sunday Tehran time . `` Neda , ojala que tu muerte no sea en vano , '' one poster tweeted in Spanish . `` Neda , I hope that your death is not in vain . ''
`` Neda '' was reportedly killed on Saturday during Iranian protests . Her death captured on video has sparked worldwide debate . The footage shows a young woman being dragged by security forces as she tries to escape from the crowd of protesters in Tehran's central bazaar.