On September 17, brother Mohammad-Amin Salimi, in a video message, asked the families of the killed to stay strong in order to keep the names and memories of their loved ones alive. He made these remarks after reports circulated about the suicide of several family members of the victims on social media.

Mohammad-Amin Salimi, 26, was killed on Dey 18 after being hit in the chest by a war bullet in Kermanshah.