Guardia Civil kills ex‑wife in Llanes barracks, dies after police shootout

Llanes Guardia Civil gender‑based violence shooting ex‑spouse

On a Wednesday afternoon in the Guardia Civil barracks in Llanes, Asturias, guard Dámaso F. S. entered the facility and opened fire, killing his ex‑wife, officer Laura C. V., who was listed in the VioGén system for gender‑based violence. The attacker also shot a fellow guard, inflicting a serious leg wound, before other officers returned fire, wounding him gravely. He later died from his injuries while receiving medical care.

The perpetrator had a history of gender‑based violence, recent disciplinary separation from the service, and was under a restraining order that had been lifted in December. The couple shared three children. Authorities have launched a judicial investigation, classifying the case as a gender‑based violence murder, bringing the national total of women killed in such crimes to 34 for the year.

Entities: Antequera · Centro de Coordinación Operativa y Videovigilancia (CECOV) · Dámaso F. S. · El Ejido · El Ejido, Almería · Grupo Operativo de Apoyo (GOAP) · Guardia Civil · Laura C. V. · Llanes · National Police of Spain · Pinos Puente · Police Local of El Ejido

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[DISPUTED] Police Local of El Ejido detained a man suspected of gender‑based violence after he attempted to run over a woman. (Police Local of El Ejido)
[● 4 SOURCES] A patrol from the Grupo Operativo de Apoyo (GOAP) located the suspect in his vehicle as he was about to hide at his home and detained him. (c8dacbeb-c82f-4a06-be4f-de9bfd8da6dc,745e1602-bada-4695-8b83-f957c403bc7f,2cd4bca4-35a5-4274-aefd-b7833286be1d,fe792ee1-)
[● 4 SOURCES] Police received an alert via the Centre for Operational Coordination and Video Surveillance (CECOV). (c8dacbeb-c82f-4a06-be4f-de9bfd8da6dc,745e1602-bada-4695-8b83-f957c403bc7f,2cd4bca4-35a5-4274-aefd-b7833286be1d,fe792ee1-)
[● 4 SOURCES] Police thanked citizen collaboration, noting that alerts and assistance can be decisive to avoid more serious consequences. (c8dacbeb-c82f-4a06-be4f-de9bfd8da6dc,745e1602-bada-4695-8b83-f957c403bc7f,2cd4bca4-35a5-4274-aefd-b7833286be1d,fe792ee1-)
[DISPUTED] The incident occurred on Monday morning in El Ejido, Almería. (c8dacbeb-c82f-4a06-be4f-de9bfd8da6dc,745e1602-bada-4695-8b83-f957c403bc7f,2cd4bca4-35a5-4274-aefd-b7833286be1d,fe792ee1-)
[● 4 SOURCES] The Police Local has operated a Unit for the attention of gender‑violence victims (UVIGEM) since 2015. (c8dacbeb-c82f-4a06-be4f-de9bfd8da6dc,745e1602-bada-4695-8b83-f957c403bc7f,2cd4bca4-35a5-4274-aefd-b7833286be1d,fe792ee1-)
[● 3 SOURCES] The victim had previously suffered episodes of gender‑based violence. (Police Local of El Ejido)
[● 4 SOURCES] Workers from a nearby company intervened and protected the woman until police arrived. (c8dacbeb-c82f-4a06-be4f-de9bfd8da6dc,745e1602-bada-4695-8b83-f957c403bc7f,2cd4bca4-35a5-4274-aefd-b7833286be1d,fe792ee1-)
[● 2 SOURCES] The victim, Laura C. V., was listed in the VioGén system for gender‑based violence. (3d74d2f4-c2d5-400d-979c-6c5e3c99f622, b7e41865-ad93-492f-88ac-eed80856c255)
[● 2 SOURCES] The case raises the national total of women killed in gender‑based violence to 34 for the year. (b7e41865-ad93-492f-88ac-eed80856c255, 898cb72a-073c-4807-87e1-f543282277ca)
[● 2 SOURCES] Authorities have opened a judicial investigation, classifying the case as a gender‑based violence murder. (3d74d2f4-c2d5-400d-979c-6c5e3c99f622, b7e41865-ad93-492f-88ac-eed80856c255)
[● 3 SOURCES] The shooter also wounded a fellow guard, who was later shot by other officers, leading to the shooter’s death. (b7e41865-ad93-492f-88ac-eed80856c255, a270d0eb-25fb-4274-952a-cd3c0c26b8fa)