A man aged 39 died after he was shot on a street in Călărași town during altercations that involved a number of persons, IPN reports.

The Călărași Police Inspectorate was notified of clashes between several people on a local street on Sunday, June 25. It was established that a local man aged 60 tried to calm things down verbally. He failed to and therefore went home and took a gun that he held legally.

A gunshot was heard at a certain moment. A 39-year-old man was wounded fatally in the head.

The police initiated a legal proceeding over murder. The gun owner was arrested for 72 hours, with the arm being seized. He had legally held firearms since 2003.