The 24-year-old suspected of fatally shooting a 42-year-old near Piława Dolna (Lower Silesia Province) will be questioned and charged today. According to the prosecutor's office, there was a verbal and physical fight between him and the injured party, after which shots were fired from a gun.
The incident took place at the Piławskie Ponds between Marianówek and Piława Dolna at the railway viaduct on Saturday afternoon. According to unofficial information, the 42-year-old was wounded in the chest and thigh. An emergency medical service helicopter was called to the scene.
– I can confirm that a criminal incident occurred at approximately 5:30 p.m. A 24-year-old man who allegedly fired the shots was detained – said on Sunday Deputy Commissioner Marcin Ząbek, spokesman for the police in Dzierżoniów.
He added that the victim and the detained man were not related.
Prosecutor's investigation
An investigation into the death of a 42-year-old man was initiated by the District Prosecutor’s Office in Dzierżoniów.
– In the afternoon, a group of people, including the injured party and the perpetrator, were in the vicinity of Piławskie Ponds. There were verbal skirmishes and arguments between the two men over various reasons. At one point, there was a physical clash between them, and then two shots were fired. Emergency services arrived at the scene, including the ambulance service, which took action. Unfortunately, the life of the 42-year-old man could not be saved, he suffered injuries that indicated a gunshot to the chest area – prosecutor Małgorzata Czajkowska from the District Prosecutor's Office in Świdnica reported on the course of the incident on Monday. She added: – The weapon was secured, a 24-year-old man, the probable perpetrator, was detained, with whom actions will be carried out today. I will be able to provide more information on possible decisions after carrying out actions with the suspect.
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