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At least two dead, four injured in southern Spain shooting

By Thomson Reuters May 19, 2026 | 12:49 AM

MADRID, May 19 (Reuters) – At least two people ​were killed ‌and four others injured in a shooting in the ‌southern ​Spanish ⁠city of El ⁠Ejido overnight, police said on Tuesday, adding that ​a suspect had been arrested.

The ⁠two ⁠people who had ​died were related ​to the man suspected ‌of carrying out the shooting, a Civil ⁠Guard police spokesperson said, without going into ⁠further ‌detail.

Two of ⁠the injured ​are ‌under 18, El ​Pais ⁠newspaper reported.

(Reporting by David Latona; Editing by Jacqueline Wong and Andrew ​Heavens)