Guardia Civil arrests two more over Pechina killing in Spain

Spain's Guardia Civil has raised to five the number of arrests over the shooting that killed Ibrahima on October 17 in Pechina. The first two appear before a judge on Wednesday.

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The Guardia Civil (Spain's militarized police force) has arrested three more people in connection with the fatal shooting in Pechina, bringing to five the number of arrests over the death of Ibrahima, a Senegalese man hit in the abdomen by a shotgun blast. The first two detainees appear before a judge on Wednesday.

The Guardia Civil has added three more arrests to the investigation into the shooting that killed **Ibrahima**, a Senegalese man, in the Los Cortijillos area of **Pechina**. With these, five people have now been arrested over events that took place in the early hours of **October 17**. Sources close to the case confirmed the new arrests to IDEAL ALMERÍA.

## A robbery at 2.40 and an armed return at 4.30

The first alert came at **2.40 am** on Saturday. Several people broke into homes on Sierra María street, in Pechina's neighborhood, and stole electric scooters, mobile phones and televisions, according to local accounts. Hours later, at around **4.30 am**, those individuals allegedly returned armed. It was then that Ibrahima was shot in the abdomen with a shotgun.

## Two detainees appear before a judge on Wednesday

The first two detainees are due in court on Wednesday to give statements about what peine. The investigation remains open at the Almería command post, which does not rule out further action as it works to clarify the chain of events of that night.

## Neighborhood security awaits official word

The string of robberies and the suspects' armed return leave open the question residents were already asking before the arrests: what about the safety of a neighborhood that learned of the events before the official confirmation. For now, the only answer lies with the courts.

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