A two -year -old girl dies after receiving a shooting in Plasencia | Spain

A two -year -old girl has died after being injured in a shooting between clans families faced in the San Lázaro neighborhood of the town of Plasencia. The National Police has communicated the arrest of nine people for their involvement in the alternate on Saturday night.

In the event two people were injured: a child under two years, who has died and was admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit of the Maternal Child Hospital of Badajoz after receiving a shot near the head. The other victim of the shooting, a 25 -year -old girl, was shot in the foot and is stable admitted to the Virgen Hospital of the Port of Plasencia.

The events began around midnight from Saturday to Sunday and the bodies and security forces that came to the event kept a device active until 5.00 on Sunday, according to sources consulted.

As highlighted by the National Police, investigations are being carried out to clarify what happened and locate those responsible, but everything points to a confrontation between rival families From this neighborhood, one of the main Narcotics markets from Extremadura and the West Peninsular.

One of these clans is that of the Hilarios, known in the city and living in the neighborhood of Gabriel and Galán. According to research sources, these would have moved to the San Lázaro neighborhood, where the shooting occurred. In 2017 there was already a similar event in the same neighborhood, on that occasion there were also injuries: two men of 52 and 19 years.

The Government delegate in Extremadura, José Luis Quintana, has advanced that the detainees have not yet been brought to court, and that they will not do it until Tuesday, at the expense that police investigation throw new details to clarify what happened.

Quintana has shown her regret for the death of the girl, she has not been able to advance if more arrests are expected, since it will depend on how investigations take place. It has also confirmed that specialized equipment from the National Police From other regions to collaborate with the investigation, which will mark the next steps to take before this “dispute between two families with very serious consequences,” he lamented.

As they transfer, two vehicles inside were the members of a clan accessed the neighborhood and began shooting a family with which they maintain an alleged dispute for issues related to drug trafficking. The members of the other clan also responded with firearms and it was at the crossroads when the two -year -old girl was injured in the head and on one foot the 25th of 25.

In the operation, led by National Police, local police officers and Civil Guard have also collaborated. But for now they indicate that the investigation is still open.