The National Police has opened an investigation after the violent death of a man in the middle of the street in Fuengirola (83,226 inhabitants). The victim, about 30 years old and still unidentified, was shot several times, one of them in the head. The agents found a long firearm at the scene under a vehicle, as well as several bullet casings. At the moment there have been no arrests, according to police sources.
The events occurred in the early hours of this Saturday. Five minutes before two in the morning, several people called the 091 room to report that they had heard several gunshots on Asturias Street, in , very close to Los Boliches beach and the marina of the town in Malaga. . Several patrol cars approached the area and, when they arrived, the agents found a man lying in the street with several gunshot wounds.
When the paramedics arrived they could only confirm his death. Immediately afterwards, the judicial protocol for the removal of the body was activated. The body has been transferred to the Institute of Legal Medicine (IML) for autopsy. Sources from the 112 Andalusia Emergency Service report that. However, it is still unidentified.
After searching the surroundings, the police found a long gun lying under a vehicle parked on the same street, as well as several gunshot casings. At the moment all hypotheses are open, including .
This shooting joins those that occurred on the Costa del Sol until the summer, especially between the municipalities of Fuengirola, Mijas, and Estepona —— and most of them related to drug trafficking. The significant number of incidents recorded at the beginning of the year to increase police presence on the streets and carry out random controls in hot areas, such as the Marbella district of Nueva Andalucía.
