An agent of the Mossos d’Esquadra has shot this Thursday afternoon against a man who has pounced on him when the police went to a warning for a fight in the Sants neighborhood of Barcelona, according to ‘ElCaso’.
The incident occurred around 9:00 p.m. on the corner of Comtes de Bel loch and Puiggarí streets, very close to Sants station; next to the regional and international bus station, and the open parking lot; after a fight between several homeless people who camp in the area.
The event
When appearing, according to the Catalan police patrol, one of the people who has participated in the brawl has approached the agents and, according to his account, has tried to attack them with a knife, with what looked like pruning shears. And immediately after the threat, the agent fired his weapon with the intention of dissuading him.
The man, very seriously injuredhas been transferred to the hospital by an ambulance from the Sistema d’Emergències Mèdiques (SEM) and another less serious, which has also been transferred to a hospital.
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After the incident, several Mossos and Guardia Urbana patrols have moved, which have cordoned off the area. Specifically, they moved two Guardia Urbana carsothers three of the Mossos d’Esquadraa riot van of the BRIMO. In all, more than a dozen agents he’s watching the place.
Another case
An agent of the Barcelona Urban Guard He was involved in a similar incident two years ago. when he shot a homeless man with a pistol who tried to attack him with a knife.