12 Aug, 2024 @ 19:51
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Man is shot to death inside gated community popular with British expats on Spain’s Costa del Sol

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A MANHUNT is underway following a fatal shooting inside a villa on the Costa del Sol, it emerged this evening.

A man was reportedly shot to death in the gated community of El Paraiso, Estepona, in the early hours of this morning.

His lifeless body was discovered by Policia Nacional with at least one bullet wound to his back, reports Area Costa del Sol.

The shooting is said to have happened after a fight broke out at the property.

Policia Nacional have launched an urgent investigation but there have yet to be any arrests.

The victim is yet to be identified, police sources said.

Preliminary investigations point to a party having been held at the villa.

The investigation continues.

El Paraiso is a popular urbanisation among wealthy British expats.

Properties, depending on their size and location, are currently selling on Idealista for a maximum of €15 million.

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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