Man is shot in Carambeí with 2-year-old child on his lap; suspect is arrested
33-year-old man was struck in the chest after a dispute over a misunderstanding on a rural property; PM arrested 30-year-old suspect hours later with a 38-caliber revolver
A 33-year-old man was shot in the countryside of Carambeí on Tuesday (27). The crime was handled by the Military Police of Paraná, through a team of the 1st Battalion.
According to the PM, the team was triggered after the victim entered a health unit with a gunshot wound to the chest. The victim was stable, but had to be transferred to the Regional Hospital of Ponta Grossa for evaluation and surgery.
According to the police survey, the victim and the 30-year-old author worked on the same rural property and had a history of disagreements. After a discussion, the author allegedly went to the victim's residence and fired a shot.
At the time of the shooting, the man was holding his 2-year-old son in his lap. With the impact, the child fell to the ground. A witness who tried to intervene was also threatened with a gun.
After the crime, the perpetrator ran away on a motorcycle bound for Castro.
Fast Action and Prison in Castro
As soon as the case became known, the Military Police began continuous diligences. The teams conducted searches, heard witnesses and followed in rapid displacement to the neighboring municipality.
The 30-year-old was located on Tuesday night (27) in a residence in Vila Operária, in Castro.
During the approach, he confessed to the shooting, claiming self-defense after being threatened with death. He indicated where the weapon used in the crime was: a 38-caliber revolver loaded with five intact ammunition and one deflated.
The man was arrested in flagrante and referred to the Civil Police Station of Castro, along with the weapon and the ammunition seized, for the appropriate legal measures.
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