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Mistral AI translation

The man had barricaded himself in his house and shot at the Mossos despite mediation attempts

This morning, the Mossos d'Esquadra shot dead a man in his 50s who had barricaded himself in his house with a weapon and was holding two of his brothers and his mother hostage in Calldetenes, a village of about 2,400 inhabitants near Vic, in the region of Osona. In fact, the agents acted after hours of unsuccessful negotiations with the aggressor, and after he had already killed one of the brothers and shot the other. The neighbours of Calldetenes could not believe it this Tuesday: the aggressor is from a family that has lived in the village all their lives and that everyone knows. In addition to the two fatal victims, the incident left five Mossos injured, three of them seriously.

The Catalan police received a call early in the morning that a man had barricaded himself in his house with a firearm and was holding two members of his family, his brother and mother, hostage inside. When the first officers arrived - a citizen security patrol - the alleged aggressor is said to have shot at them, according to sources from the force. At that moment, agents from the GEI - the Mossos' special intervention group - were also activated and mediation began. At the same time, a security device was deployed around the house.

According to police sources, the man maintained a "hostile" and "violent" attitude at all times and "paid no heed to anything". Faced with the risk to the family members held inside the house, the agents began to think about how to free them. In the context of these operations, however, the aggressor is said to have shot again and the agents responded with firearms. In the exchange of gunfire, the man was shot dead.

A woman freed

When the agents entered the house they found the body of another man with wounds compatible with a firearm and a woman, the mother of the two victims, who was finally freed. According to the Catalan High Court of Justice (TSJC), it was the brother of the man who was shot dead. Everything indicates that the man who shot at the police had already killed his brother inside the house and then barricaded himself in.

During the operation, five Mossos d'Esquadra officers were injured to varying degrees. According to the same body, three were taken to hospital in serious condition and two had minor injuries. The investigation has now been handed over to the Mossos' Criminal Investigation Division (DIC).

Three days of mourning

As municipal sources have confirmed to ARA, the City Council will decree three days of mourning as a result of the events. The mayor of the municipality, Miquel Riera, explained to this newspaper the situation of "shock" in which the village finds itself after learning the extent of the situation throughout the morning. "Calldetenes is a village of 2,700 inhabitants and those affected are well-known people, we are very upset and surprised," he said.

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