The Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police) have opened an internal investigation into the foam bullet shooting of photojournalist Joan Gálvez while covering the October 15 demonstration outside the Israeli consulate in Barcelona. The case spread on social media because a video captured the moment the victim was hit by the projectile with such force that he was knocked to the ground. In fact, according to his statement as a complainant to the Mossos d'Esquadra Internal Affairs, the shotgun was fired from just seven meters away. The force's website explains that the firing range for these projectiles is 5 to 25 meters. In any case, the shot hit him in the arm, when regulations indicate that the shot should always be aimed from the waist down. Given the short distance and the accuracy of the shotgun used, everything points to the shot being aimed at the young man's torso.