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Brother of Irish Sports Star Reported Missing in Spain
Police say the killing was a targeted assassination linked to organised crime, and they have released CCTV images of the suspect.
- A 36-year-old man was shot dead on Carrer de Balmes in Barcelona on Wednesday, with the Mossos d'Esquadra treating the attack as a targeted assassination linked to organized crime.
- The shooting occurred while Barcelona was on high security alert ahead of a visit from Pope Leo XIV on Thursday, though authorities confirmed the murder is unrelated to the papal event.
- Investigators recovered the suspected murder weapon from a nearby bus stop in Placa Gal la Placidia and released CCTV images of the suspect to aid the manhunt.
- Last Sunday, an unrelated individual was fatally shot in the Zona Franca; meanwhile, Gardaí are liaising with Spanish authorities regarding a separate missing 37-year-old man.
- Originally from Dublin, the deceased was the brother of an Irish sports star and described by a local resident as from a family "highly respected in the area.
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Leaning Left7Leaning Right2Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution70% Left
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