Two men shot dead at popular Irish bar in Costa del Sol
Monaghan's Irish Bar in Fuengirola, Costa del Sol — the scene of a shocking seafront shooting where two men were gunned down by hooded assailants. Picture L Linehan
Two people have been shot dead at a popular Irish bar in a Costa del Sol holiday resort.
Despite police sources initially describing the two men killed as Irish and saying one was 41, Spain's National Police subsequently confirmed both were Scottish.
A masked man is said to have entered Monaghans Fuengirola and killed his victims in front of horrified tourists and expats enjoying a drink after the end of the Champions League final before fleeing in a getaway vehicle.
Images from the scene of last night’s shooting, which occurred around 11.30pm, show a man lying lifeless on an outside terrace at the Irish bar.
There are no reports yet of any arrests, although police set up roadblocks in the area after the shooting to try to catch those responsible.
Unconfirmed local reports are pointing to the crime being a possible gang-related shooting because of the way it was executed.
A spokesman for the National Police in Malaga said: “Around midnight an incident with firearms occurred in Fuengirola, specifically at an entertainment venue along the seafront.
“Two males died as a result from gunshot wounds.
“The investigation is ongoing and no arrests have been made so far.”
One of the men killed is said to have died instantly after being shot in the chest. The other also died at the scene despite desperate efforts to save him before he could be transferred to hospital.
The latest gun murders follow the fatal shooting nearly six weeks ago of a 32-year-old British man in nearby Calahonda.
He was shot dead around 8pm on April 21 in a professional hit as he headed back to his car after finishing a football match with friends.
The killers fled in a getaway car that was later torched. Police are investigating the brutal assassination as a drug-related gang shooting but have yet to make any arrests.
Reports at the time described the incident as the fourth shooting so far that month on the Costa del Sol, where rival gangs have increasingly used extreme violence to settle scores and a number of international mafias are known to have a base.
