Overview
- A 15-year-old boy was shot dead at Parc de la Pegaso in Barcelona on July 2 after a confrontation between groups in the Sant Andreu/La Sagrera area, and he died at the scene.
- Police arrested an initial suspect the day after the killing who entered pretrial custody on homicide charges and continued the investigation.
- A second suspect, a 21-year-old described by the Catalan interior minister as the alleged triggerman, was detained on Tuesday and brought before the court this week.
- On July 24 the VIA magistrate ordered provisional detention without bail for the 21-year-old, and the homicide case remains open as investigators seek additional suspects.
- Witnesses reported three to four masked attackers who fled along Avenida Meridiana and police say the attack appears linked to violent juvenile gangs, prompting ongoing arrests and local mourning including a school mass for the victim.