Fatal shot in Spittal: Prosecutor's office continues to investigate

Fatal shot in Spittal: Prosecutor's office continues to investigate

A tragic incident occurred on October 22nd in the Turkish barracks in Spittal an der Drau, in which a 21-year-old soldier died by a shot from the service pistol of a 20-year-old guards. As Markus Kitz, spokesman for the Klagenfurt public prosecutor's office, reported, the soldier was flown to the Klagenfurt Clinic with a lung shot, but died shortly after his admission.

The circumstances that led to the fatal shot are still unclear. The investigation has shown that the shot from the wax soldier's service pistol has accidentally resolved. Kitz explained that the results of the investigation show that the shot was not "put up", which means that the 21-year-old did not come into contact with the pistol. Instead, the investigators assume that the shot was made from a certain distance.

cause of death and investigation

The cause of death is certain: the young man lost a lot of blood due to the lung banter. While the motif behind the incident is still unclear, it was reported that there may have been conflicts between the two soldiers. However, the investigators of the State Criminal Police Office could not confirm this claim and emphasized that the two hardly knew each other.

The suspect himself claims that it was an accident and that he had no intention to kill. In contrast, the public prosecutor sees no agreement with a first ballistic expert opinion in the suspects' statements. Kitz informed that the details of the incident could not match the version described by the accused. At the moment you are waiting for a full report from a ballistry, which could further clarify the investigation.

In the meantime, the suspect remains in custody. The next detention survey is scheduled for December 9th. The further developments are observed closely, while it is clear that the tragic incident causes great attention both in the military community and in public. The background and exact processes are still the subject of intensive investigations that are of high scope for everyone involved.