A 43-year-old man was shot in the leg by a PSP officer on Saturday morning. The incident occurred outside the Emergency Department of the Hospital Divino Espírito Santo.
According to the information available, the man threatened the police officer with a stone and advanced towards him, which led the officer to fire. The man was hit in the leg.
The case is now under investigation by the competent authorities to clarify all the details of the incident.
The incident occurred in one of the main public hospitals in the Azores, affecting the safety of patients and professionals in a healthcare setting. Residents of Ponta Delgada and the island of São Miguel learn that police forces intervened using firearms to contain a threat in a busy location.
This is our short summary of a report published by Açoriano Oriental on 14 September 2026 at 12:10; the full text stays with the publisher. In our feed it sits under Incidents. We currently carry 25072 items in that section.
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