A 07-year-old boy was shot after 12 noon today in Setúbal’s Bairro da Bela Vista neighborhood and was taken to São Bernardo Hospital in critical condition, according to information provided to the Setúbal Judicial Police (PJ).
The child was shot with a shotgun from a moving car shortly after 12:00.
The boy is in a critical condition at the São Bernardo Hospital in Setúbal, where he was transported.
The investigation into the circumstances of this incident is underway.
A source from the district Civil Protection center told Lusa that the fire department had not been called to transport the child.