Two women shot and hurt in Granada in suspected domestic attack
Police in Granada, Spain, are hunting a man suspected of shooting and wounding two related women late on Thursday, possibly his ex-partner and sister-in-law.
Spanish police confirmed that a man being sought over a shooting that wounded two sisters in Granada had an active restraining order against his ex-partner, one of the two victims, under Spain's gender-violence tracking system, the government's regional delegation in Granada told EFE.
The shooting happened at around 23:30 on Thursday at a home in the northern district of the Andalusian capital, where the two sisters, aged 34 and 39, were staying, El Mundo reported. Police said the suspect shot both women in the chest and abdomen before fleeing by car.
One of the women is the suspect's ex-partner and the other his former sister-in-law, El Mundo reported. Family members drove the two women to the Hospital Virgen de las Nieves in Granada themselves, according to Notícias ao Minuto; they are out of danger but remain admitted while doctors monitor their recovery, El Mundo reported.
Officers located the car used in the suspect's escape on a nearby street, with its engine still warm, but had not found the man himself, El Mundo reported. Police did not say whether any new leads had emerged since the car was found, and have not disclosed the suspect's name.
National Police are investigating the shooting as a possible case of gender-based violence, officers said. The suspect was registered in Spain's VioGen system, which tracks and monitors restraining orders issued in domestic and gender-violence cases, meaning authorities already had a record of the risk he was assessed to pose to his ex-partner before the shooting.
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What we know
- 1 outlet · El Mundo Two related women were shot and injured in northern Granada late on Thursday, police said.
- 1 outlet · El Mundo Both were taken to hospital by family members and are reported to be out of danger.
- 1 outlet · El Mundo Police have identified a suspect, who fled the scene, and are investigating a possible gender-violence motive.
- 1 outlet · El Mundo Sources close to the case said the victims may be the suspect's ex-partner and sister-in-law, according to El Mundo.
Not yet confirmed
- Unconfirmed Whether the shooting is confirmed as gender-based violence has not been established.
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Why it matters for Europe
Spain tracks restraining orders issued in gender-violence cases through the VioGen system, and this shooting raises questions about how such monitoring works when a protected person is attacked despite an order being in place. Spanish officials have repeatedly flagged shootings and attacks by current or former partners as a recurring form of violence requiring dedicated investigation and victim protection measures, and this case will likely be reviewed as part of that scrutiny.
Sources
Reported by 4 reports from 4 independent outlets in 2 countries.
- El Mundo: Dos mujeres resultan heridas de bala en Granada en un posible caso de violencia machista
- La Razón: Investigan un tiroteo con dos mujeres heridas de bala en Granada
- EFE: Investigan un tiroteo con dos mujeres heridas de bala en Granada
- Notícias ao Minuto: Duas mulheres alvos de tiroteio em Granada. Suspeito será ex de uma delas
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Questions and answers
- What happened in Granada?
- Two related women, aged 36 and 39, were shot and injured in the north of the city late on Thursday, police said.
- Has a suspect been caught?
- Police said they have identified a suspect who fled the scene; his whereabouts have not been confirmed.
- Is this being treated as domestic violence?
- Police have not ruled out that it is a case of gender-based violence, given the suspect may be one victim's former partner.
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