A manhunt is underway after a man was shot to death in the middle of the street in Mijas on Monday night.
The incident occurred on Calle Jose Orbaneja in the Sitio de Calahonda urbanisation at around 8.10pm.
The area is near to Monte Paraiso, a development of villas popular with British expats.
Witnesses told emergency 112 operators that they heard ‘eight or 10 gunshots’ in the street, according to police sources cited by Diario Sur.
The Guardia Civil and local police were immediately dispatched to the scene alongside paramedics.
The shooter has yet to be located while the investigation continues. Not much is known about the victim, other than he is a ‘young man’.
Authorities found a burning car near the area of the killing, which may have belonged to the shooter.
Sources said police officers found ‘one or more’ weapons inside the vehicle.
A photo shared by Fuengirolasequeja on Instagram showed black smoke billowing into the sky from the burning car.
Previous shootings on the Costa del Sol have seen hitmen flee the scene in a car before abandoning the vehicle and setting it on fire to destroy the evidence.
The shooting in Mijas comes amid a spike in crime along the coast over the past several days.
Last week saw two firearm incidents on the coast in the space of 24 hours, followed by a chiringuito blaze in Torremolinos.
The chaotic episode began with a shooting in Malaga city at around 3pm last Thursday.
Police responded to reports of multiple gunshots following a brawl in the Portada Alta district.
At least one person was hit by a bullet and taken to hospital. They have survived the attack while police have reportedly made multiple arrests.
Just hours later, Silencio Beach in Torremolinos was filmed engulfed by flames in the very early hours of Friday.
The venue vowed to return ‘stronger than ever’ after images of emerged of it having been completely gutted by the inferno.
The emergency services’ night did not end there, as a shooting was later reported in Puerto Banus, Marbella.
A 34-year-old was reportedly shot in the shoulder outside a nightclub near Principe Salmam avenue.
According to witnesses, the shooter was seen jumping into a car and fleeing the scene. The investigation into that shooting also continues.
