Portugal entered its first night of curfew on Monday, November 9th, and a shooting took place in downtown Lisbon, on Avenida da Liberdade. This shooting reportedly involved 2 vehicles and no injuries or damage were recorded. Traffic came to a halt on Lisbon's largest avenue, enough time for inspectors to gather evidence in order to conduct the investigation. Lisbob, the expatriate assistant, tells you all about this shooting on Avenida da Liberdade in Lisbon on the first night of curfew.
Shooting on Avenida da Liberdade in Lisbon for the first night of the curfew
The first night of the Lisbon curfew was marked by a shootout on Avenida da Liberdade, which involved guns and two vehicles. The information was confirmed by the Public Security Police Command (PSP), which added that authorities were investigating the case.
Fortunately this shooting did not obviously cause any injuries or visible damage. Several local residents heard and reported gunshots coming from Avenida da Liberdade at 11:30 p.m. on Monday, November 9th, half an hour after the curfew was put in place which prohibited traffic in the streets of the capital. Portuguese after 11 p.m.
Covid-19. Primeira noite de recolher obrigatório em Lisboa marcada por tiroteio na Avenida da Liberdade https://t.co/1ICu6xtfxk
— Expresso (@expresso) November 10, 2020
In order to secure the perimeter and then to collect the clues to investigate this shooting, traffic was cut off on Lisbon's largest avenue and the perimeter of the crime scene was prohibited, in order to let the judicial police (PJ) do their work. job. Lisbon is one of 121 municipalities where there is a "high risk of transmission of Covid-19" and which include curfew rules.
In fact, as part of the state of emergency declared due to the pandemic and which entered into force on Monday 9th November until 23rd November minimum, the Portuguese government approved the establishment of a night curfew in weekdays, between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m., and for the next two weekends, between 1 p.m. and 5 a.m.
