The National Police have arrested three people for allegedly attempting to shoot the same man on two separate occasions in the Son Gotleu neighbourhood of Palma. The main suspect is charged with attempted murder, illegal possession of weapons and bodily harm. A second man is also charged with attempted murder and a woman with illegal possession of weapons. According to the Balearic Police Headquarters, the incidents took place in two separate incidents, both in the Son Gotleu neighbourhood.
The first occurred at around 6.45 a.m. on 16 June, when three people, the main suspect and two of his relatives, went to meet the victim armed with a shotgun and several knives. At one point, several shots were fired, hitting the victim. The officers went to the scene after receiving several calls from neighbours, but once there they were not helped by any members of the public. However, they found a knife and a razor blade in the vicinity.
They then went to a hospital, where they found the victim with several shotgun pellets embedded in his leg, who explained what had happened to the officers. The Balearic Islands Police Headquarters Robbery Squad then took over the investigation of the case. The officers managed to identify the suspects and found out that the main suspect was an old acquaintance of the victim, with whom he had had several altercations and disputes.
Investigators determined that one of the alleged perpetrators of the assault had fired the shots, that another had been involved in some way, and that the woman - the first suspect’s partner - had wrapped the shotgun in a blanket to prevent it from being found by the police. During the investigation, a second incident occurred at around 9.15 p.m. on Saturday, also in Son Gotleu.
On this occasion, the main suspect took advantage of the fact that the victim was in a bar with several other people and fired indiscriminately at them, causing panic in the establishment. The victim was shot in the leg and had to be treated in hospital, while three other customers were injured by pellets. The shooter fled the scene in a vehicle.
The following day, at around 2.50 p.m., a patrol from the Manacor police station located one of the suspects and arrested him. Several knives and ammunition were found inside his vehicle. On Monday, officers from the Robbery Squad arrested the other two suspects, who had already been located. The investigation remains open to clarify the facts.