A MAN found shot dead in the gated community of El Paraiso, Estepona on Monday morning has been identified as a 34-year-old Belgian national.
No further information has been supplied about him.
The Belgian’s body was found by the Policia Nacional with one bullet wound to his back.
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Officers responded to a call made around 9am reporting gunshots being fired in the vicinity of Calle Hortensia and that there might be a wounded person.
Paramedics were unable to save the victim’s life.
The shooting is said to have happened after a fight broke out during a party at a property.
The Policia Nacional investigation is trying to work out the circumstances behind the death and no arrests have so far been made.
El Paraiso is a popular urbanisation among wealthy British expats.
Properties, depending on their size and location, are currently selling on Idealista for a maximum of €15 million.