Man shot in face at Malaga port restaurant in city's fourth shooting in two weeks
A 47-year-old man was severely injured after two gunmen shot him in the face at a restaurant in Malaga's Muelle Uno port area. The attack is the fourth shooting in under two weeks in Malaga.
Fourth shooting in two weeks strikes Malaga port restaurant
A 47-year-old man was rushed to hospital badly disfigured but alive after two gunmen shot him in the face while he was dining at a restaurant in Malaga's Muelle Uno shopping centre on Tuesday evening, theolivepress.es reports.
Emergency services were alerted at around 10.30pm. Police cordoned off the area and took statements from witnesses as Spain's Policía Nacional launched an investigation. No arrests had been made as of the time of reporting.
According to broadcaster 101TV, the two shooters were seen running down the staircase leading into Muelle Uno's dining area before opening fire on the victim at close range. The area was packed with visitors at the time of the attack — including families with children — who had gathered nearby to view the Football World Cup trophy on display at the Centro Pompidou.
Video footage published shortly after the shooting shows bystanders looking on in disbelief at the scene.
A city under pressure
The attack is the fourth shooting in under two weeks in the Malaga area and has deepened concerns over a mounting wave of violence in the city.
Last Friday, a 20-year-old man was shot dead in broad daylight on Calle Barcenillas in central Malaga. Three men approached him on a bench at around 11.40am and opened fire. The critically wounded man managed to stagger to a nearby supermarket before being taken to hospital, where he later died following emergency surgery. Media reports described him as having no involvement in organised crime.
Earlier the same week, a man in his 40s was shot in Zalea, a village in the municipality of Pizarra. A woman was subsequently arrested by the Guardia Civil on suspicion of murder.
The week before that, a Dutch national and a Policía Local officer were wounded when gunmen opened fire in broad daylight near a hotel on Marbella's Golden Mile. The Dutchman was shot in the leg; the officer was injured during a car chase that ended in the Nagueles area as police closed in on the suspects. Two Dutch nationals and a Danish citizen were arrested in connection with that attack, which investigators linked to a settling of scores between rival gangs.
Political reaction
Far-right party Vox Málaga issued a statement on X following Tuesday's shooting, saying the city was "being held hostage by violence" and that "not even the death of an innocent young man just days ago in Barcenillas has been enough to prompt urgent action." The statement questioned how much longer residents would have to endure such incidents without a decisive response from authorities.
Source: Google News TT — Port of Spain