Overview

• Emergency services were alerted around 3:16 a.m. near the Church of the Navigators in the coastal resort town west of Lisbon.
• Portuguese authorities arrested three suspects who are being questioned, and one has been held on a homicide charge.
• Medical teams from INEM attempted to resuscitate the man who died, and the surviving victim was taken to Santa Maria Hospital and is no longer in critical condition.
• Local reports say the assailants fled in a vehicle, and Reuters video from the scene showed blood stains on the sidewalk.
• Officials have not released the victims’ identities or confirmed their nationality, and the U.S. State Department says it stands ready to assist.