Spain: Senegalese man shot dead in Pechina, no suspects arrested

A Senegalese man died Saturday morning at Torrecárdenas University Hospital after being shot in the abdomen during overnight gunfire in Pechina, in Almería province. The violence began around 2:50 a.m. in the Los Cortijillos district, where a group of about 15 people of sub-Saharan origin was reportedly targeted; one man was beaten. Around 4:45 a.m., gunfire also struck homes on Calle Sierra María, and the wounded Senegalese man died despite emergency surgery; another compatriot who had been beaten was released from hospital after treatment. Residents alleged that a local clan was trying to drive them out and cited an earlier arson attack, but authorities have not confirmed those accounts; more than 24 hours later, no suspects had been arrested.