“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.