Man fired air gun at passerby in Garwolin; pellet broke window and entered flat

In brief

• A 20-year-old from Garwolin county has been charged after allegedly firing an air gun at a passerby.
• Police were alerted on 20 October and found a 52-year-old man who said he was targeted from close range.
• One pellet hit a window frame and entered a flat; the suspect was detained and the air gun seized.

Shots fired at a passerby

Police in Garwolin received a report on Tuesday, 20 October, shortly before 7 p.m. that young people were shooting from an object resembling a firearm. A patrol was sent to the scene straight away.

Officers found a 52-year-old man there. He told them he was walking home with his wife when he heard a sound like a shot. Moments later he saw a young man point what looked like a firearm at him from close range before running off (20-latek celował z broni w przechodnia. Pocisk wpadł do mieszkania - – Onet).

Pellet through the window

According to the police account, one of the shots struck the frame of an open window in a nearby flat, damaged it, and the projectile went inside (Celował w przechodnia. Trafił w okno, pocisk wpadł do mieszkania – TVN24). Officers secured the air gun that had been used.

Suspect charged

The 20-year-old resident of Garwolin county was detained and has been charged in connection with the incident. The case shows how an air weapon, which can look like a real gun, can cause serious danger to people in a public space and in their homes.