A 25-year-old man has died from a gunshot wound in a shooting that occurred yesterday, Saturday April 18th, in the town centre of Torrevieja. Several shots were fired on a public road in Torrevieja at about 10.30 p.m. Police patrols went to the site and found the body of a 25-year-old male, an Algerian national.
Postmortem examination
Initial indications, pending confirmation from the Alicante Institute of Legal Medicine after the autopsy, point to the death being caused by a gunshot wound, people familiar with the investigation said. The incident took place on Calle Bergantín , next to the Playa del Cura and just over a kilometre from the Guardia Civil barracks.
Police judiciaire
The Torrevieja Territorial Judicial Police Team of the Guardia Civil, under the direction of the courts of Torrevieja and with the cooperation of the Criminalistics Laboratory of the Alicante Command, is investigating to gather all the evidence possible and clarify what happened as soon as possible. According to the same sources, the inquiry is underway and no further details can be shared at this time.