Pozega Man Arrested After Firing Automatic Rifle From Car
Police in Uzice arrested M. S. (41) from Pozega on suspicion of firing from a moving vehicle. His BMW trunk held two automatic rifles, a pistol, a gas pistol and 77 rounds of ammunition.
The Uzice Police Department has arrested M. S. (41) of Pozega on suspicion of illegal production, possession, carrying and trafficking of weapons and explosive materials. The arrest was announced on September 8. Sources place it in Pozega or its surroundings, though the statement did not specify the exact road or neighborhood.
In the trunk of the BMW the suspect was driving, police found two automatic rifles, a pistol, a gas pistol and 77 rounds of ammunition.
M. S. is suspected of firing from the moving vehicle seven times before his arrest: three rounds from the automatic rifle and four from the pistol. Police recovered all the shell casings during the on-scene investigation, before the car was stopped and its trunk searched.
A statement from the Interior Ministry (MUP), citing the Uzice Police Department, reads:
In the trunk of the car, a “BMW,” driven by the suspect, [police] found two automatic rifles, a pistol, a gas pistol and 77 rounds of ammunition.
The suspect has been ordered held for up to 48 hours. After that, he will be brought, along with a criminal complaint, before the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Uzice, the statement said.
M. S. is presumed innocent until a final verdict, and police and prosecutors are continuing to establish the circumstances under which he allegedly opened fire on the road.
