Patient shot dead in Tarragona hospital after earlier Salou shooting
A man was shot dead overnight on 29 October at Joan XXIII Hospital in Tarragona, where he was recovering from an earlier shooting in Salou. Catalan detectives are investigating how the gunman entered the hospital and who was behind the attack.
Mossos d’Esquadra police received an alert at around 03:15 and sent several patrols to the hospital. Officers found the patient seriously wounded in a room. He died despite medical assistance. Europa Press reported these facts from a police statement. The SEM emergency medical service deployed a psychological support team for healthcare staff.
According to news agency ACN, the man had been admitted following the 16 October shooting in Salou. That attack happened at around 20:15 on Prat d’en Carbó street near Plaça Europa. Police were also investigating that attack and searching for the shooters.
Citing sources familiar with the case, Europa Press reported that the patient had previously been guarded by police until he moved from intensive care to a regular ward earlier this week. The gunman reportedly reached the fifth floor with his face covered and fled after the attack. The DIC criminal investigation division is leading the inquiry, whose records are subject to judicial secrecy. The motive has not been officially established.
