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Date Published: 23/04/2021
ARCHIVED - Marbella gunman killed DJ after complaining that he didn’t like the music
A German suspect was arrested in Málaga before he could flee the country and has been remanded in custody to await trial.
Investigations into the case of the DJ who was recently shot in the neck at an illegal party in Marbella have led to 10 arrests, Málaga's provincial police headquarters has announced.
The main suspect, a 30-year-old man from Germany, faces charges of homicide and possession of an illegal weapon as he allegedly shot the DJ by mistake, but had previously threatened to kill him because he didn’t like the music he was playing.
The police said in a statement that after trying to intimidate the DJ, the main suspect pulled out a gun and fired two shots towards the ceiling of the room, which was full of partygoers, but that one of them caught the victim’s neck on the rebound and went through to his lung.
The suspect and his 28-year-old German wingman, who fled from the villa in Guadalmina Alta at speed in a Hammer vehicle, were arrested within 48 hours at a well-known hotel in Málaga city before they could leave the country.
Officers seized the vehicle, along with an automatic handgun with its serial number obliterated, two magazines of ammunition, a silencer, 1,635 euros in cash and a jacket with the Hells Angels logo on it.
Both men have been remanded in custody by the courts.
The wingman faces charges for concealing a crime and for omission of duty to provide assistance, as do another eight individuals who have also been arrested: two friends of the main suspect, who were at his table at the party, two event organisers, three security guards and another DJ. All, the police reported, fled the scene of the incident immediately without calling emergency services, leaving the victim behind.
Although the murder case is now closed, investigations continue in order to identify and issue penalty notices to the other guests at the party for failing to obey coronavirus restrictions.
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