A man arrested over the death of an instructor at a shooting range in Canovelles, 30km north of Barcelona, has been provisionally sent to prison without bail after appearing in court in Murcia in southeastern Spain on Tuesday, according to sources at the Catalan High Court (TSJC).
The 19-year-old member of the 'Club de Tir Precisió Granollers' is charged with homicide or murder, two counts of unlawful detention, unlawful possession of firearms and one count of assault or resisting arrest causing minor injury.
Police arrested the man on Sunday in Murcia, after he fired a gun at an instructor on Saturday at 7:30 pm in Canovelles. The shooter then fled the scene before emergency services arrived and tried to revive the staff member.
After escaping, he forced two young women at gunpoint to drive him to Murcia, where he was located and arrested at around 8 am the following day after the victims called the police and reported the incident.
The alleged shooter is a former army member who did not serve for long before leaving the force, according to the Spanish defense ministry.
At the time of the arrest, the shooter had two fire guns ready to shoot and a cold weapon.
The shooting range victim was the site's manager who had been working there for around four years after being a member for longer.
Members of the 'Club de Tir Precisió Granollers' have condemned the attacks, the first of their kind at the shooting range.
"Nothing has ever happened before," Pedro Lumbreras, a member, said to the Catalan News Agency (ACN) at the club's door, explaining that the sector is highly regulated.
The site has security cameras and only members can access the shooting range as "you need a pass to enter," he added.
"If someone does something, everything is recorded, so I guess the police were able to identify the alleged shooter very fast," Lumbreras said.
He has been a member for over 15 years, and he told ACN that the regulations are very strict and that Spanish Guardia Civil police oversee all gun licenses. Members also have to undergo a medical and psycho-technic test before obtaining a gun license.
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The public prosecution is seeking 46 years and seven months in prison for Roger L.S.
fatally shot a shooting instructor five times at the Canovelles shooting range
hijacking three different cars and forcing their drivers to take him to Granollers
he used the same weapons to hijack the cars
forcing their drivers to take him to various locations
according to the prosecution's charges, as reported by El País and seen by the Catalan News Agency (ACN)
already with "a criminal plan he had previously devised and for which he needed firearms."
"in order to disguise his true intentions," he practiced shooting at booth number 2 with a .22-caliber semi-automatic pistol
At around 7.05 pm he returned the weapon and its ammunition and took a .38-caliber revolver
paying for a box of 50 rounds of ammunition
He also requested a 9mm semi-automatic pistol and paid for 50 more rounds
All of these arrangements were made with J.A.M.
the shooting instructor and manager of the club
He returned to his booth and continued practicing
the accused stealthily approached and shot the instructor five times at close range
The man collapsed to the ground and died shortly thereafter
a club member who had been practicing a few minutes earlier in booth 19 was in the club's bar
He tried to help and saw the accused rushing to leave the area, so he pursued him.
When the accused saw he was being followed, he stopped, turned around, aimed his gun at the other club member, and pulled the trigger, but the chamber was empty, although the magazine had ammunition.
The pursuer, frightened, slipped and fell to the ground, and hid in the toilets. The accused continued fleeing, and the other club member was able to help the instructor and call for help.
After leaving the shooting club, carrying both weapons, the accused stopped a passing car, got into the back seat, and told the driver to quickly drive away, claiming that someone was trying to kill him. The driver's wife, sitting in the front seat, told him to get out, but he pointed a gun at her and ordered them to drive away.
The husband drove along the C-17 highway until they stopped at a supermarket gas station near Granollers, where he asked the man to get out of the car.
He did, and at 7.37 pm, saw a woman filling her car with petrol. The accused half-showed her the pistol at his waist, ordered her to stop filling up the car, sat in the front seat, and told her to drive wherever he said.
He used her mobile phone to check if there were any news reports about the shooting instructor's death.
By 8.44 pm, they reached a car wash in Esplugues de Llobregat. He got out of the car and allowed the woman to leave.
He then saw another vehicle, occupied by two friends, entered the back seat unannounced, and showed the gun and ordered them to drive away.
The two women took turns driving and the accused continued giving directions to head south.
Finally, early on April 9, they reached the center of Murcia, where the young man abandoned the car and let the hostages go.
The women, deeply shaken, drove to Molina de Segura (Murcia), where they called the police to report what had happened.
At 8.30 am, the police located the young man near Murcia train station.
When he was about to be arrested, he tried to draw his firearms, but the officers prevented him.
In addition to the two handguns, he was carrying a knife and nearly 50 rounds of ammunition.
The public prosecution is seeking 46 years and seven months in prison for the accused on charges of premeditated murder, attempted murder, aggravated theft, and five counts of illegal detention with aggravating circumstances of premeditation.
They are also requesting 10 years of supervised release and a ban on approaching or communicating with the victims or their families for several years.
Additionally, they are demanding €213,000 in compensation for the victims and their families, which may be covered by the shooting club's insurance for failing to have another employee supervising the activity at the time of the events.
Barcelona born youngster Mo Sylla is making a big impression at Aston Villa
A Barcelona-born youngster is making a big impression at Premier League side Aston Villa after leaving Spain amid little fanfare in 2015.
Granollers and UE Canovelles' youth teams before leaving for England.
Sylla joined Villa in 2018 and his performances for the U18 team this season earned him a call up to the U23 side for this week's Premier League 2 fixture against Wolverhampton Wanderers -- even though he doesn't turn 18 until January
He can play as a central defender or a midfielder but was deployed as the latter on Monday
impressing in a 3-1 win away at Wolves.
who left Camp Nou last January after seven months at the club
scored two of the goals for Villa against their local rivals.
Sylla's parents are from Guinea but he is eligible to play for Spain having been born in Barcelona and is on La Roja's radar.
International football at youth level has been heavily disrupted due to the coronavirus pandemic but Spain could take a closer look at him in the future by calling him for a future camp.
Premier League side Villa have invested a lot in their first team over the summer and have won four from four in the league this season
including a 7-2 win against champions Liverpool.
they also have a longer-term project which has seen them pump money into their academy at their Bodymoor Heath training centre.
They paid over €1 million to sign Barry from Barcelona in January
while Sylla is another player they hope will progress to the first team in the coming years.
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