Overview
- The Policía Nacional arrested the 20-year-old boyfriend on suspicion of causing injuries, illegal weapons possession and gender-based violence.
- The woman was shot in the cheek and remains in serious condition at Madrid’s Hospital 12 de Octubre.
- Officers recovered a pistol from bushes near the scene and are analyzing it to clarify how the firearm was discharged.
- The detainee told police the couple found a boxed gun in the street and it fired accidentally while they handled it at his home.
- Emergency crews found the victim alone on Avenida de la Lengua Española near La Cubierta around 6:55 a.m. during Halloween nightlife, and investigators have not yet taken her statement.