Costa Del Sol killers waited for man to finish football game before gun attack

Daily Record

22-04-2025

The victim, who is believed to be British, was shot dead in a horrific street killing in Spain on Monday evening.
Shooters who gunned down a man in Costa del Sol are thought to have wait for the victim to finish a football game before they pounced.
The victim, who is believed to be British, was shot dead in a horrific street killing in Spain on Monday evening. The crazed attack took place in the popular tourist hot spot of Calahonda, nestled between Marbella and Fuengirola, the Mirror reports.
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Police have launched a hunt to find two attackers who they believe are behind the sickening crime. According to local media, they appeared to be watching the man before shooting him between eight to ten times at around 8.l15pm.
Emergency medics rushed to the scene but despite their best efforts, the victim was pronounced dead. Officials were said to have received reports about an abandoned vehicle nearby, which featured multiple weapons inside. The vehicle was spotted in flames.
The shooting happened on Don Jose de Orbaneja Street, close to a popular tennis and padelclub called Club del Sol as well as a holiday resort called Finca Naundrup.
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According to sources close to the investigation, the victim was a 30-year-old man from Liverpool. The murder is being investigated by the Guardia Civil police force.
Police have not yet officially confirmed the nationality of the victim, partly because the post-mortem has not taken place.
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Tourists and expats took to social media following the news. One Brit commented: "Apparently a guy was shot seven times. Police lockdown." One Facebook user said on a local expat site: "It happened on the slip road down towards Finca Naundrup outside Club del Sol. My son was at the football pitch from 8pm when I dropped him off and is finally home now."
It remains unknown if the victim was an expat or a holidaymaker.