The incident is reported by the publications “The Spanish Eye”, “SUR in English” and “The Olive Press”, information was also published by the Spanish public broadcaster RTVE and the news agency EFE.
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On Tuesday afternoon, around 5:30 p.m., the services received reports of shots near the parking lot of the Sonora beach bar. Witnesses reportedly heard several shots and saw a bleeding person. According to local media, panic broke out at the scene.
Police officers and paramedics were sent to the scene. Officers confirmed that the person suffered gunshot wounds, but their condition is not yet disclosed.
The Spanish news agency EFE reports that the victim is a 31-year-old Lithuanian citizen.
Meanwhile, other publications, citing their sources, indicate that the man was shot in the leg and abdominal area. Some reports say he was hit by four bullets.
So far, it has not been announced who might have been the target of the attack and what the possible reasons for the shooting are.
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The National Police have launched an investigation and are looking for the suspect or suspects. According to the media, the attackers may have fled the scene in a dark-colored car, which may have been stolen.
No one has been detained in connection with this incident so far.
The shooting took place near the Los Granados Playa residential complex – a luxury area on the Estepona coast, popular among foreigners.
Local media emphasize that some of the properties in this area are worth millions of euros.
This is the second report of shootings in the Malaga province within a few days. As previously reported by the Spanish media, early Sunday morning in the Los Asperones district of Malaga city, four people were injured during a conflict between two families.
At that time, the services received numerous reports of fights and heard shots. The victims were three 21-year-old young men and a 33-year-old man. The police detained two persons in connection with this incident but did not rule out that there could be more arrests.
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