A 35-year-old man was shot dead by a 71-year-old on Friday night in the village of Hinka, in the Municipality of Zitsa, in the prefecture of Ioannina. Specifically, the incident occurred at 20:50 when a 35-year-old local man, having covered his facial features and with a metal stick and a dagger in his possession, invaded the house of a 71-year-old also local, who lives permanently abroad and was in his village for the period of summer. After an intense argument between them and after the 35-year-old hit the old man with the stick he had with him, the 71-year-old urgently asked the young man to leave his house and as he ignored him, he took an old gun that he had in his house and shot the 35-year-old man, injuring him in the chest cavity.
The 35-year-old was initially taken to the Voutsaras Hospital, while the incident was notified and the Emergency Medical Service Mobile Unit from Ioannina rushed to the scene and took and treated the young man at the Hatzikosta hospital where, despite the superhuman efforts of the doctors, he ended up.
Strong police forces rushed to the area and the elderly man was arrested while the case is being investigated.

In detail, the Police announcement:

An elderly citizen was arrested last night in a village of Ioannina by police officers of the Security Sub-Directorate of Ioannina, for homicide and weapons violations.
In particular, the elderly man is accused of having shot and killed inside his country house.
As reported, the citizen had entered the house of the arrested person from an unsecured point wearing a hood, while he hit the elderly man with a metal rod he was carrying.
The old man then threatened him with a revolver he kept in his house in order to leave and shot him fatally injuring him when the native tried to hit him with a knife he brought with him.
As part of the investigation of the case, the following were seized:

• WESSON & HARRINGTON brand revolver, caliber 0.32mm,
calyx,
• – 4- cartridges,
• metal rod,
• knife,
• hood and pair of work gloves.

The arrested person will be taken to Mr. Prosecutor Plemmeliodiki of Ioannina.