2023-04-30 13:49:09
A conflict between pigeon fanciers degenerates, four dead
A shooting killed four people on Sunday in Setubal, near Lisbon. An investigation is underway.
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A shooting killed four people on Sunday in Setubal, near Lisbon, and is believed to be linked to a conflict between pigeon fanciers, Portuguese media reported citing police sources.
According to the first elements of the investigation, the author of the shooting is among the victims, add these media.
At the origin of this affair, there would be a conflict among the members of a group of pigeon fanciers, aged between 40 and 60, they add.
The circumstances of this tragedy which occurred in a district of Setubal, regarding forty kilometers south of the Portuguese capital, remain to be determined.
According to the first elements of the investigation, “it would be an isolated situation which concerned these four people”, explained to the public television channel RTP the spokesperson for the police of Setubal, commissioner Andreia Gonçalves.
When the emergency services arrived on the spot, they “found the death of four people”, specified the commissioner.
According to local media, the judicial police found a shotgun which might be the murder weapon and opened an investigation to determine the circumstances of this tragedy.
AFP
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