Kalamata: This is the “American” who was murdered in the middle of the road – “Professional” hit on an artery

A shocking murder took place in Kalamata on Friday at noon.

The attack was “professional” as the attackers shot the victim, a 47-year-old man, in the back of his knee, hitting an artery and causing profuse bleeding.

How the murder happened in Kalamata

According to information broadcast by Mega, the 47-year-old “American” was driving a motorbike and, when he arrived at the junction of Hydra and Solonos streets, in Kalamata, a car, which was moving backwards on the road, blocked his way.

One of the two occupants of the car, the driver, got out, approached the victim of the attack and punched him. As he was leaving, he turned and shot him with his gun in the popliteal artery, which is behind the knee. The 47-year-old crawled into the street and crossed the street, while the spot was filled with blood.

The two occupants of the car fled towards the city center and “disappeared”. The search for the perpetrators is made more difficult because there are no cameras at the scene.

However, according to the same information, when they attacked their victim they had not even covered their facial features.

This is the “American”, the victim of the murderous attack in Kalamata

The injured man was picked up by an ambulance and taken covered in blood to the Kalamata hospital, where he ended up a short time later.

The first information speaks of a settlement of accounts, while the victim, who had the nickname “American” – because he used to live in America – had in the past concerned the authorities for drug cases, with heavy convictions in Athens and Messinia, while Mega broadcast that he was out of prison on parole.