Shooting in the upper area of Barcelona: the Mossos find no injured or gunmen
The warning was given at six in the morning by several neighbors
BarcelonaIt was just a few minutes before six in the morning when some residents of Ferran Puig street, in the Putxet neighborhood of Barcelona, heard some detonations. At 5:52 a.m., the first call came into the 112 emergency number reporting a possible shooting at this point in the Sarrià-Sant Gervasi district, next to Turó Park.
Several units of the Mossos d'Esquadra were activated for this alert, but when they arrived at the scene, they found no one. There were also no injured individuals. Some residents explain that when they were going to work this morning, they saw a large police presence on the street. Now the Mossos are trying to find traces of bullet casings and are speaking with witnesses and reviewing security cameras.
The Catalan police do speak of a firearm incident; that is to say, they give credence to the information from residents who say detonations occurred there. The investigation, however, is in its initial stages, and it is not known for sure whether they were shots fired into the air as a warning – as in most shootings – or if they had a specific target. They are also checking if there are any gunshot victims in the city's hospitals.
Last shooting
On Monday afternoon, another shooting was registered in the metropolitan area, in this case in the neighborhood of La Mina, in Sant Adrià de Besòs. The alert was also given by witnesses who had heard detonations, but the Mossos did have knowledge of a person who had gone to a health center with gunshot wounds. The police continue to investigate the facts and there are no detainees.
