“The Judiciary Police, through the Criminal Investigation Department of Setúbal, in close coordination and collaboration with the PSP of Almada, arrested a man on strong suspicion of committing two crimes of qualified homicide, in the attempted manner, which targeted a man and a woman”, said the note from the Judiciary Police.

According to the statement, “the prompt and rapid intervention of the PSP made it possible to detain the suspect”.

“The facts were committed on Saturday (10 September), at around 22:00, inside a large commercial area, where the suspect shot towards the two victims, but he did not hit them due to facts beyond his control”.

According to information provided to Lusa news agency by a PSP source, the shooting took place at the Almada Forum shopping centre and a 5-year-old girl was shot in the knee.

The girl was transported by the Volunteer Firefighters of Trafaria to the Garcia de Orta Hospital after the incident, around 22:00 on Saturday, according to the same source from the PSP national directorate.

Information gathered on Saturday indicated that three shots were fired in the shopping centre, according to the PSP source.