He opens fire on a truck and the Mossos d'Esquadra arrest him after a cage device on the AP-7.
An off-duty officer observed the shooting in the middle of the road and reported
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BarcelonaThe Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police) have arrested a middle-aged man for opening fire from a car at a truck in Montblanc and then fleeing along the AP-7 motorway to Molins de Rei, when the police intercepted him, according to ARA. According to police sources, an off-duty Mossos d'Esquadra officer saw a car shooting at a truck at the exit of the Lille tunnel, on the A-27 motorway near Montblanc. The heavy vehicle had at least two bullet holes. The officer quickly alerted the authorities and gave a description of the car from which the shots had come, a Volkswagen Golf, and another vehicle that could be involved in the incident, an Audi Q5. The incident occurred at twenty minutes to two on Thursday afternoon.
At this point, the motive behind the shooting is still unclear. It could be an attempted robbery, but all possibilities remain open. However, the Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police) have activated a Cage operation in Tarragona, which has been expanded to the Southern Metropolitan Region, as the two cars were heading towards Barcelona. A helicopter has also been activated, which has been able to identify the vehicles and has begun conducting a secure follow-up, as the individuals involved could be armed.
No trace of the weapon
The decision was ultimately made to create traffic jams on the AP-7 to slow down traffic, and the prime suspect's car got stuck in the traffic jam in Molins de Rei. This allowed the Mossos d'Esquadra to arrest him. There was only one passenger, the driver, who was arrested. However, there was no trace of the weapon, which the police are still searching for.
The police stopped the second vehicle a short time earlier, near Gelida, and detained the driver to further verify whether he was linked to the incident. They eventually let him go. Meanwhile, the truck driver is already at the police station to give a statement about what happened. According to police sources, he is a foreigner, and they are waiting for a translator to arrive.