Overview
- Local reports say the octogenarian, identified as a longtime resident, was transported to a Málaga hospital and later died.
- A judicial delegation, local police, the buyer’s legal representatives and a locksmith went to take possession and change the lock.
- Sources report the property had been auctioned after mortgage nonpayment and the court’s deadline to vacate had expired.
- Those present heard a gunshot, entered the home and found the man still breathing before emergency services evacuated him.
- Accounts differ on the wound description, with ABC reporting the shot was misfired and other outlets stating he shot himself in the head.