The identity of the 39-year-old Albanian man who was shot dead in an assassination attempt in the Orihuela Costa area of Spain has been revealed. The victim has been identified as Luka Beqiraj.
According to Spanish media, the serious incident is suspected to be related to a score-settling incident and was recorded shortly before 13:00 PM, at the Playa Flamenca Sport Club sports and entertainment complex.
Beqiraj was on the terrace of a bar when an armed person approached him and shot him several times, leaving him dead on the spot.
After the attack, the perpetrator, suspected of being a contract killer, fled the scene on an electric scooter, according to witnesses who were in the area at the time of the crime.
Spanish police have launched investigations to fully uncover the circumstances of the attack, while the perpetrator has been declared wanted.
Investigators are working to identify and capture the person who carried out the execution, as well as to uncover the motives for the murder.
