The Policía Nacional is investigating the death of a man who was shot dead in the early hours of Wednesday, 14 October 2026, in the Sector 20 industrial estate by Almería after being shot. According to the authorities, several emergency calls came in at 05:30 One caller reported a lifeless person in the street near the waste treatment plant Urbasur, while another said they had been threatened by an armed person who then fled. Officers from the Policía Nacional and the Policía Local arrived at the scene shortly afterwards and confirmed the man’s death. Investigators initiated the protocol for a violent death and cordoned off the area.
The authorities initially gave no details about the victim’s identity. His age and origin, and whether there were any eyewitnesses to the shooting, also remain unknown. Initial reports indicate that the man was shot near the recycling plant possibly while getting into or out of a vehicle. It has not been confirmed whether several shots were fired, whether one or more firearms were involved, or what motive lay behind the attack.
Police are treating the case as a suspected intentional killing. Forensic officers collected evidence, documented the scene where the body was found and made initial assessments of the bullet trajectories and distance from which the shots were fired. Interviews with people present are intended to help reconstruct events between the initial threats and the fatal shots. The suspected shooter remains at large; a manhunt has been launched. Forensic examinations, including a post-mortem, are expected to establish the time and precise circumstances of the incident.
The area of Sector 20 is considered difficult to monitor because of shift work and its extensive access roads, which may complicate the securing and analysis of evidence. Police are checking whether nearby surveillance cameras have captured usable footage and whether the victim and suspect knew each other. No arrests or reliable indications of a motive had emerged by the morning.
The information is based on statements from the Policía Nacional and reports in local media. Further confirmed details about the victim, the weapon and the course of events are still awaited. Investigators say they will provide information when new, verified findings become available.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).