Man Kills 3, Self, in Dispute Amongst Portuguese Pigeon Racers

MADRID (AP) — A person fatally shot three folks earlier than turning his gun on himself, Portuguese police stated Sunday, in what native media described as a dispute amongst rival pigeon racers.

Andreia Gonçalves, police commissioner within the metropolis of Setubal, south of Lisbon, described a dispute between 4 males aged between 30 and 60, and stated one in every of them had killed the others earlier than capturing himself.

She described the deaths as “an remoted scenario” associated to an unresolved situation between the boys.

The 4 lifeless people have been taking part in a pigeon race, Portuguese media reported from the scene, and their disagreement additionally centered on an unlawful vegetable backyard.

Portugal has restrictive gun legal guidelines however firearms are authorized for looking. Of the 80 or so annual homicides that Portugal has registered on common since 2015, round a fifth are dedicated with firearms, in keeping with police statistics.

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