The incident unfolded at around 3.10pm, when the emergency services and security forces received reports of several gunshots in the area. Officers from the National Police’s prevention and response unit (UPR) quickly arrived at the scene.

During the police operation and the subsequent visual inspection at the scene of the incident, officers located and collected around ten spent bullet casings, according to information obtained by this newspaper. As part of the operation, police officers seized two firearms and arrested two men allegedly involved in the incident.

The investigation to establish the reasons behind the fight and determine the extent of the responsibility of those involved remains open and is being conducted by the violent crime unit at the Malaga provincial police station, according to a statement.