“I started recording because I saw it was too much. people arguing. But I didn’t realize it was there recorded the footagefar from what you can see in the video gun writer‘, the neighbor viewing three shots fired by a young man at a man participating in an argument in the Plaza del where thirty or so people were circling Pou de la Figuerain the neighborhood old town related to Barcelona.
Footage of this unnamed neighbor to EL PERIÓDICO of the Prensa Ibérica group shows how the young man wearing black sweatpants and a hooded head approaches the heatedly arguing group. that’s when you hear three shots Afterwards, it is seen that the suspect fled with a gun in his hand. The shooting spreads panic and the group disperses. However, at least one of the men chases the young man and scolds him in Arabic.
The suspect turns the corner in front of the social gardens. ‘Forate of Shame’glides, gets up and runs towards Carders street. The record is quarter to three. In five minutes, the neighbor explains, the first patrols Mossos d’Esquadra they arrive at the ground. Ambulances soon Medical Emergency System (SEM).
A square with a background
The discussion and subsequent filming took place on the street of Pou de la Figuera, in front of a Chinese market and a house dedicated to sardana. The second location was closed and none of the members this Saturday knew about it. The first was open. An employee describes seeing “Moroccan men” running in front of the store in the moments before the explosions. Then he heard gunshots and screams.
The previous discussion in the restaurants on the opposite side of the square had gone unnoticed. But gunshots were heard. “Then the police came,” explains a waiter, who seems accustomed to such events.
Inside September 2017An Algerian youth was stabbed to death in a fight in which two youths were injured. The incident, which increased the tension in the square, became the scene of new clashes in the following days. Inside December 2019The fight between two young people in the same place ended in a disastrous way: One of them stabbed the other in the neck and escaped. The victim died and the attacker was arrested soon after.
“I don’t want my children near”
A woman covered with a headscarf states that this corner of the Pou de la Figuera square, which coincides with the street of the same name, has become a regular meeting point for troubled youth sitting on chairs and benches in the middle of the city. stay under the trees. “I don’t want my children to come near it. He didn’t let me play with them because they scared me,” says the neighbor, who has the same background as the young people in question but prefers to keep their children out of this contact. . The Arab-origin community, which has a mosque and a butcher or bakery in the same square, reacts similarly to this woman and is disturbed by the behavior of some. they hurt the majority’s attempt to lead a normal life.
The author of the video says, “The square is not all on fire,” underlining what exactly is the place where the young man fled yesterday, namely the ‘Forat de la vergonya’ orchards, whose name reminds of the neighborhood’s past. The fight against city plans or the area where the books are shared next to them also represents the Pou de la Figuera, the “casal” or “casal” or the task of civil agents. However, he also admits that the problems that some young people experience from time to time damage their coexistence.
robbery wave
As EL PERIÓDICO explains, the shooting comes after several merchants in the area around the Mercat de Santa Caterina reported that they had been subjected to a wave of night-time robberies for weeks. Vincent, owner ‘Circus of Papallona’He explains that he had spoken to the mayor of Ciutat Vella and told them that the joint police presence of Mossos and the City Guard had “intensified” and had resolved these attacks, which were about fifteen cases last month. is “a priority”.
Showing photos of the recent robbery attempt that broke the glass at the Via entrance, Vicente said, “It’s true there are more cops, it’s been noticed, but I don’t think the issue has been resolved.” Marguta restaurant. According to the police sources consulted by this newspaper, drug users operating mainly in the neighborhood are behind the robberies and an investigation is underway to eliminate them. While there is no connection between Friday’s shootings and the nightly robberies, the event stirs a community fed up with insecurity issues.