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Two held for attempted homicide after Irish youth shot near Orihuela Costa shopping center

La Guardia Civil’s Alicante Judicial Police unit continues its probe with one suspect detained without bail alongside a second limited by a travel ban.

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Overview

  • A 21-year-old Irish man was shot in the head on the night of May 13 near the Zenia Boulevard shopping center in Orihuela Costa.
  • The victim remains in critical condition in the intensive care unit after sustaining a serious gunshot wound to the head.
  • Investigators recovered a bag containing a revolver, ammunition and the victim’s phone from a nearby vacant lot.
  • Two suspects aged 27 and 45 have been charged with attempted homicide.
  • The court ordered one suspect to remain in provisional prison without bail while the other was granted provisional release under a travel ban.