🇪🇸 An illegal Moroccan migrant allegedly shot his lawyer at point-blank range after losing a lawsuit in southern Spain, leaving the attorney hospitalized in serious condition.
The shooting took place at around 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday in El Ejido, Almería, after a dispute between the suspect and the lawyer over compensation connected to an unsuccessful legal claim.
The lawyer had represented the suspect following an accident at an internet café where the migrant had been working illegally.
He is a Moroccan national who entered Spain by boat through the Canary Islands around four years ago. He has recently applied to have his immigration status regularized as part of Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's mass amnesty.
The attacker used live ammunition, firing an old .32-caliber automatic pistol into the lawyer’s side at point-blank range before fleeing.
A police manhunt continues.