A man who fired shots from an apartment window was detained in Bratislava

Gunshots and screams in the courtyard of an apartment building on Tomášikova Street in Bratislava prompted residents to call the police. This happened on Tuesday, November 3. As it turned out, a man had started shooting from the window of his apartment and shouting threats.

Police negotiators and a special operations unit arrived at the scene immediately. The Bratislava Regional Police released a video of the raid on the apartment where the shooter was located. Two people were detained during the operation.

How the incident ended

After questioning, investigators charged the 29-year-old man with making dangerous threats (nebezpečné vyhrážanie) and asked the court to remand him into custody. The other detainee, a 26-year-old man, was released because his involvement in the incident was not confirmed.

An interesting detail: the seized weapon turned out to be an expansion weapon. According to the expert report, it is not considered a firearm under the Slovak Criminal Code. An expansion weapon is a device modified to fire only blank cartridges. It produces sound and light effects but cannot fire a bullet.

Nevertheless, using even such a weapon to make threats constitutes a serious offense. The police are continuing to investigate all the circumstances of the case.