They are investigating the death of a young man in Nou Barris: a group attacked him at dawn in the middle of the street

BarcelonaThe Mossos d'Esquadra are investigating the violent death of a young man early this morning in the Roquetes neighborhood, in the Nou Barris district of Barcelona. The first calls from witnesses arrived around two in the morning, warning that there was a young man lying on the ground, in the middle of Romaní street, approximately at the height of number 12.

These witnesses described that a group of men, apparently also young, had assaulted the boy. All calls to 112 spoke of a group of between six and eight people who had attacked the victim with blows and also with bladed weapons. In fact, when medical services arrived, who tried to resuscitate the victim without success, they found wounds compatible with those of a bladed weapon. The first resuscitation maneuvers were performed by Mossos d'Esquadra agents, who were the ones who arrived there first.

The Criminal Investigation Division of the Mossos has taken over the case, and no one involved has yet been arrested, who allegedly fled in a group along Garigliano street, in the direction of Canyelles. The Mossos are investigating whether there is a revenge motive behind it, since the group of attackers allegedly assaulted the boy directly, taking advantage of the fact that he was alone. They are also investigating whether it is the result of a conflict between gangs in the area.

Conflictive street

The street's neighbors –many of whom woke up to the arrival of emergency services in the middle of the night– regret that it has recently become a troubled spot. They primarily link the problems to a bar that stays open late and which is located precisely right in front of where the homicide was committed. They also relate the problems to groups of youths who fight among themselves and sometimes display bladed weapons on the street.