spoke Farsi and was subtitled in English on the broadcast . CNN has not identified him and can not confirm his account . Watch more about Neda 's death '' `` I did n't see who shot who , '' he said . `` The whole scene looked suspicious to me . '' A second man , whom Press TV identified as Neda 's music teacher who was with her when she died , told the station there was `` no security forces in this street '' when she was shot . Press TV did not name the man , who had a gray mustache and ponytail . He spoke Farsi and was subtitled in English as he walked and pointed at what Press TV said was the scene of the shooting . She was with a family friend who is a music teacher when she was killed . He appears to be the man who spoke to the Iranian broadcaster . `` There was no sign of a protest , '' he said . `` We crossed the street to the other side to get a cab ... When we reached this spot , a gunshot was heard .
TEHRAN , Iran -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The woman whose death has come to symbolize Iranian resistance to the government 's official election results did not die the way the opposition claims , government-backed Press TV said Sunday . A boy lights a candle beside a photo of Neda during a protest against Iranian elections in Frankfurt , Germany . Two people told Press TV there were no security forces in the area when Neda Agha-Soltan , 26 , was killed on June 20 . Neda 's death was captured on amateur video -- most likely by a cell phone -- and posted online . Within hours , she had become the iconic victim of the Iranian government crackdown . Eyewitnesses say Neda was shot by pro-government Basij militiamen perched on a rooftop . But Press TV said the type of bullet that killed her is not used by Iranian security forces . A man who told the state-funded network he had helped take her to a hospital said , `` There were no security forces or any member of the Basij '' government-backed paramilitary present when she was killed . Press TV did not name the man , who