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Spain Confronts Spate of Killings and an Armed Standoff Across Four Towns

Authorities respond through pretrial detention, manhunt, crisis negotiation.

Imagen del patio exterior del viejo instituto B-9 de Badalona durante la visita de EL PERIÓDICO.
Calle de Agost al final de la cual vive el joven que se ha atrincherado
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Overview

  • Motril (Granada): a man was jailed without bail as the suspected killer of his ex-partner, 54, with the case under secrecy and autopsy results pending; both were in the VioGén system and he had a restraining order.
  • Alaquàs (Valencia): police hunt a gunman who fled in a red car after fatally shooting a 40‑year‑old identified as Yampan S. M.; investigators examine lines from a settling of accounts to a jealousy-driven attack.
  • Almedinilla (Córdoba): bar owner Antonio Rodríguez Jurado, 65, was killed by shotgun fire inside his establishment and a suspect was detained at his home as forensic and judicial steps advance.
  • Agost (Alicante): a 25‑year‑old remained barricaded for hours with a shotgun as Guardia Civil negotiators and psychologists worked to de‑escalate, with neighbors citing possible mental‑health issues.
  • Calahorra (La Rioja): a 22‑year‑old was arrested and jailed for allegedly attempting to strangle and stab his partner and setting a fire, in breach of a protection order, with an expulsion procedure initiated.