A sixty-year-old man who was fatally shot in Murcia on August 15th was a retired Guardia Civil officer. The incident has horrified and disheartened his colleagues.
The National Police are regarding the accident as the primary hypothesis in the investigation they initiated to elucidate the events that transpired at the Rincón de Seca residence, where the 65-year-old officer was present with several of his relatives for a family meal.
The man, who was employed by the Nature Protection Service (Seprona), was present at the time of the fatal mishap with one of his descendants, to whom he had demonstrated the firearm, according to witnesses who arrived at the residence. Nevertheless, the pistol discharged and struck the man when he handled it.
A woman called 112 to report that her father had inadvertently shot himself in the chest just after two o’clock in the afternoon, according to Emergencies on its website.
Paramedics and National Police officers were dispatched to the location in an ambulance. Nevertheless, the man’s life could not be saved.
Awaiting the postmortem
The remains were transported to the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Murcia for an autopsy to verify the cause of death. Police sources emphasised that it is crucial to determine the trajectory of the weapon, despite the discovery of the gunshot wound.
The same sources also noted that it is not uncommon for a handgun to be involved in an accident if it is handled inadequately.
The predominant hypothesis is that the individual was operating the weapon without being aware of the cartridge’s presence in the chamber, pending the coroner’s report.
Jucil, the greatest association in the Benemérita (Benemérita), conveyed its condolences for the passing of its colleague “as a consequence of a firearm accident” and extended its support and encouragement to his family and friends.
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