A person has killed three individuals with a shotgun earlier than turning the weapon on himself in a row over pigeons. The incident happened within the Portuguese city of Setubal, round 30 miles from Lisbon, on Sunday April 30.

The incident occurred in Bairro Azul in Setubal.

The capturing started after 4 males argued over a provider pigeons race from Carceres in Spain.

The Portuguese Public Security Police (PSP) stated the 66-year-old gunman, a pigeon breeder, shot and killed three individuals aged from 30 to 60.

CNN Portugal stated the gunman was an unemployed former safety guard who shot himself when police arrived on the scene.

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In a press release, the police confirmed once they arrived there have been 4 our bodies “which were supposedly the result of a shooting, but the causes and details are unknown.

Further reports from the website 20 Minutos said the men were allegedly arguing over a misunderstanding about the birds they had in cages in an open field.

Setubal police commissioner Andrei Goncalves described the deaths as “an isolated situation” associated to a problem between the lads.

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