7 Dec, 2024 @ 12:05
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Manhunt for shooter on Spain’s Costa del Sol after assassination-style killing in popular tourist resort

A MANHUNT is underway after a man was shot to death in the middle of the street in Fuengirola overnight.

The victim was gunned down on Calle Asturias, close to the popular beach promenade, at around 1.55am (scene pictured above, left).

He has not yet been identified but police said he had multiple bullet wounds, including one to the head.

The man’s body was found sprawled out on the street by police after locals reported hearing gunshots.

Paramedics could do little but confirm his death at the scene.

There have been no arrests so far and the Policia Nacional force has taken over the investigation.

According to reports, officers found several shell casings near the corpse and a long weapon hidden under a car.

In a seemingly unrelated incident just a couple of hours after the shooting, a car had a serious crash on the beach promenade of Fuengirola (pictured top right).

Footage shared online showed multiple police vehicles attending the scene.

A white car can be seen turned on its side after having crashed into an area where works were being carried out.

It is not known how many people were injured.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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