21 Nov, 2018 @ 11:49
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MURDER MILE: Nationality of Marbella shooting victim revealed as Malaga murder rate surges by almost 90%

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The victim was shot outside his home on Calle Pizarra, home to several mansions
SCENE: Murder took place in upmarket Nagueles

THE latest victim of gangland warfare who was shot and killed outside his home last night was French, the Olive Press can reveal.

The man was shot several times as he entered the garage of his home in Nagueles.

Neighbours alerted the authorities to the scene on Calle Pizarra at around 8.20pm.

The killer, believed to be hired by a criminal gang, sped away on a motorbike before cops arrived to the scene.

Police found the victim laying in a large pool of blood inside his garage.

The street was closed off while forensics and a judge were called to certify the death before removing the body from the scene.

Policia Nacional told the Olive Press this morning that the middle-aged victim was of French nationality.

“We can confirm that the victim is French,” the spokesman said.

“We cannot comment further as the investigation is still ongoing, but everything points to a settling of accounts.”

The victim was shot outside his home on Calle Pizarra, home to several mansions


Police believe the assassin followed the victim on a motorcycle and waited for him to enter his garage in his car.

The killer took him by surprise as he exited his vehicle, shooting him several times before fleeing the scene.


The modus operandi and the ‘profile of the victim’ point clearly to a settling of accounts, police said.

It comes as between January and October this year, the murder and assassination rate in Malaga has increased by 87.5% year-on-year, according to the latest figures from the Interior Ministry.

EVIDENCE: Bullet from Estepona shooting circled by police

 

That startling figure, mostly due to the gang-sponsored hits carried out between Estepona and Fuengirola, does not include the most recent killings.

There has been a sudden surge of brazen gangland killings which have ravaged the coast in recent months.

The terrifying attacks have seen four victims tortured and/or killed, while last month two bombs shockingly exploded in San Pedro de Alcantara and Benahavis – believed to have been part of a ‘settling of scores’ between drug traffickers.

SCENE: Shooting in Torremolinos


Just three weeks ago an alleged mobster was shot in the middle of a sushi restaurant in Torremolinos.

Meanwhile, a Spaniard was shockingly kidnapped and shot at 13 times in front of terrified expats in Estepona on October 2.

In one of the most horrific incidents to date, a 35-year-old was shot, knee-capped and given the horrific ‘Glasgow Smile’ in Marbella, after being tricked into meeting the gangsters in September.

And just 10 days later a 24-year-old Brit was stabbed in the legs by an attacker in Puerto Banus.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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