Municipality of Palmitos (SC) Palmitos City Hall/ Disclosure A 25-year-old woman was found dead this Monday morning (17) with an apparent gunshot wound to her face inside a house in Palmitos, in the west of Santa Catarina, the Military Police reported. A 16-year-old teenager, her companion, was apprehended and claimed to have fired the shot accidentally (see below). The firefighters were called shortly before 11am by the teenager himself, who went to the corporation's headquarters to ask for help, but then left the scene. ?Click and follow the g1 SC channel on WhatsApp Firefighters went to the residence, in the Bortolanza neighborhood, but it already had no vital signs. The names of the victim and suspect have not been released. Firefighters called the PM Given the situation, the rescuers isolated the house and waited for the PM to arrive.
Woman is found dead with a gunshot to the face in SC; teenager is apprehended after asking for help in barracks and escaping
Municipality of Palmitos (SC) Palmitos City Hall/ Disclosure A 25-year-old woman was found dead this Monday morning (17) with an apparent gunshot wound to her face inside a house in Palmitos, in the west of Santa Catarina, the Military...
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The firefighters were called shortly before 11am by the teenager himself, who went to the corporation's headquarters to ask for help, but then left the scene. ?Click and follow the g1 SC channel on WhatsApp Firefighters went to the residence, in the Bortolanza neighborhood, but it already had no vital signs.
- The names of the victim and suspect have not been released.
- Firefighters called the PM Given the situation, the rescuers isolated the house and waited for the PM to arrive.
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After learning that the teenager went to the fire station to seek help, the police searched for him. The boy was found at a family member's house. According to the police, the teenager was visibly upset and claimed to have fired the shot, claiming it was an accidental shot. g1 asked the Civil Police if the suspect was interviewed, but did not receive a response until the last update of the report. Weapon was located in vegetation With authorization from the person responsible for the house, the police searched the property and found a revolver with a suppressed number. The gun was in the vegetation at the back of the house. The revolver had four intact bullets and one spent bullet. Police officers also found around 40 grams of marijuana and eight portions of cocaine. A 57-year-old woman, the couple's neighbor, was heard as a witness by the police and reported that the teenager had sought help after the incident. In view of the facts, the teenager was apprehended and taken, along with the weapon, ammunition and drugs, to the Palmitos Police Station, which will investigate the case. The Guardianship Council was notified and monitored the service provided by the PM. Revolver and drugs are seized after woman is found dead with a gunshot wound in Palmitos, SC Military Police/Disclosure READ ALSO: Businessman Afonso Luiz Schreiber, founder of Taschibra, dies Man shoots police officers around 50 times 6-year-old child disappears in river in Santo Amaro da Imperatriz