Police searching for suspects after two shot dead in Alella, just north of Barcelona
Victims aged 31 and 48 were found in a flat and on the street meters from the home
Police are searching for suspects after two people were shot dead in the town of Alella, just north of Barcelona, on Friday evening.
The events occurred around 7.15 pm on the night of Sant Joan celebrations outside a residence in the town, and the victims were aged 31 and 48.
One of the fatal victims was found in a flat while the other was a few meters from the home.
The area where the events took place is in the lower part of the municipality, next to Masnou.
The Catalan police have launched a search device and investigation to find the perpetrators of the shootings, who fled the scene in a vehicle.
The mayor of the town, Marc Almendro, explained to the Catalan News Agency that the first to arrive at the scene were five officers from the local police and agents from Catalonia's Mossos d'Esquadra arrived immediately afterward.
Police have admitted that the hypothesis of drug trafficking "is on the table."