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Former partner shot
A MAN allegedly tried to kill his expartner on Tuesday, June 27, by shooting her with a firearm in Torrox, before committing suicide.
The incident occurred just after 3.55pm in the Las Protegidas district of the town. It is believed the man went looking for his former partner with the supposed intention of ending her life.
Sources close to the investi gation informed a news source that when he located the woman, he shot her more than one time. He subsequently shot himself dead.
An investigation has been launched by the Guardia Civil into what could be a case of domestic abuse.
A witness described seeing a man armed with a firearm attack a woman and then turning the gun on himself. Anoth er caller explained that a man was lying in the street, possibly already deceased.
112 immediately deployed the Guardia Civil to the location, along with patrols from the Local Police. An ambulance transferred the seriously injured woman to hospital.
It is thought the woman was probably saved from being fatally shot by using a bag to protect herself.
