A 56 year old Torrox resident was shot and injured as he made his way back to his caravan home.
The man had spent the evening in his local bar and had mentioned that someone had been bothering him for several days, although he didn’t elaborate. At around 03:30, just as the place was about to close, he left and made his way to his home, a caravan parked on a clearing at km 283 on the old N-340 coast road.
At around 04:00, he was apparently approached by several individuals who shot him several times in the back with a shotgun. A relative alerted the authorities and the man was taken to the Hospital Comarcal de la Axarquía.
Despite being shot several times, his wounds were not serious. The wounded man is well known in the area and dives a horse and carriage.
According to reports, the incident could have been related to an argument over the sale of some horses in which the victim had intervened. Local residents reported that a similar incident had occurred the previous day, the man being hit on the head following an argument with several individuals.
The police are investigating the incident. One person has so far been arrested.