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Basque Police Detain Young Man After Fatal Shooting in Irun

Officials cite signs of gunfire at the scene.

Overview

  • Security chief Bingen Zupiria said a young man was detained in the case during a public talk in Irun later in the day.
  • The victim, identified by police as a 34-year-old man of Maghrebi origin, was found dead beside a makeshift shack in a neighborhood of the city.
  • Preliminary findings from the Basque Department of Security indicate the man suffered injuries from a firearm.
  • El Diario Vasco reports the body had an abdominal gunshot wound and officers found a spent cartridge at the site.
  • The Ertzaintza, the Basque regional police, continue the inquiry with no disclosed motive or charges as Zupiria notes 14 homicides in Euskadi this year.