Overview
- A taxi driver was fatally shot on Avenida Artzubia near the Garmendipe football field after an incident in which witnesses say another vehicle struck the taxi and its driver then fired multiple shots.
- Emergency services tried to resuscitate the victim at the scene but he died there and investigators covered the body pending removal.
- The Ertzaintza has opened a homicide probe, deployed investigative units to collect evidence at the scene, and set road checks around Azpeitia to locate the fleeing car.
- No arrests have been reported and the suspect’s identity and motive remain unknown as police gather witness statements and forensic proof.
- The victim was a well-known local in his 30s or 40s who worked as a taxi driver and formerly as a disc jockey, and the killing has left the small town on alert as the search continues.