A seventeen years old man from BiH and his peer from Austria were taken into custody yesterday after shooting with an air rifle at passers-by in Vienna’s Favoriten, the police announced.
One passer-by was slightly injured
Namely, the police received a report at 9:20 that someone was shooting from the window of the building and that a passer-by was slightly injured. The police immediately came to the scene, and members of the Austrian WEGA unit also participated in the intervention.
After locating the apartment, WEGA special forces entered and found two 17-year-olds with an air rifle. One is a citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the other is a citizen of Austria. The police immediately detained them and confiscated the air rifle.
Intentional endangerment of the community
As reported by the Vienna police, they were reported on suspicion of causing bodily harm and intentionally endangering the community, but they also received a report in accordance with the provisions of the Arms Act.
The police statement also states that the two did not want to plead to the charges against them and that they are still in custody. When it comes to the passerby who was shot with an air rifle, he was slightly injured and refused medical help, Avaz reports.
