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At least 2 dead, 4 injured in southern Spain shooting, El Pais reports

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Two people were killed and four injured in a shooting in El Ejido, in southern Spain, with a suspect reportedly arrested. BBC reports that a 25-year-old man is in police custody and that the incident occurred in El Ejido near Almería, with injuries including two children among the victims. Reuters corroborates the death toll and injury count and notes an arrest. All sources confirm the basic facts of fatalities and injuries and the arrest, though BBC specifies the suspect’s alleged actions toward his parents, which Reuters does not mention. The timeline indicates the event occurred overnight, with authorities providing initial statements on casualties and the arrest.

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5/19/2026

At least 2 dead, 4 injured in southern Spain shooting, El Pais reports

At least ​two people were ​killed and four others injured in ⁠a shooting in ​the southern Spanish city ​of El Ejido overnight, police said on Tuesday, adding that ​a suspect had been arrested.

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5/19/2026

At least two dead, four injured in southern Spain shooting

At least ​two people were ​killed and four others injured in ⁠a shooting in ​the southern Spanish city ​of El Ejido overnight, police said on Tuesday, adding that ​a suspect had been arrested.

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5/19/2026

Two dead in Spain shooting, with babies reportedly among injured

A 25-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of killing his parents and injuring four others in a mass shooting in southern Spain, police have said. Authorities said the shooting was reported at 23:00 local time (22:00 BST) on Monday in the small town of El Ejido, near Almería. Four others, including two children.