Saif al-Islam, son of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, shot dead

The office of Libya's attorney general on Wednesday said investigators and forensic doctors examined the body of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi on Tuesday and determined that he died from gunshot injuries, Reuters reported.

Muammar Gaddafi, the former de facto leader of Libya, was killed in October 2011 in a NATO-backed uprising in his hometown of Sirte, marking the end of his 42-year rule and the First Libyan Civil War.

The office of Libya's attorney general said that it was working to identify suspects and take appropriate steps to bring a criminal case.