Shooting on the A-5: a criminal flees and his 14-year-old girlfriend is shot in the shoulder

The Civil Guard is looking for a known criminal involved in a shooting on the A5 (Southwest Highway or A-5) last Friday afternoon. When some civil guards tried to identify him in the middle of the road, he displayed a firearm and tried to run over the officials, according to sources consulted by ABC. It happened in broad daylight near the Toledo town of Santa Cruz del Retamar, with numerous drivers as witnesses, since the police intervention blocked traffic and caused traffic jams.

It was some agents from the main Valmojado post who stopped a dark car to identify its occupants, a known criminal in the area and his 14-year-old girlfriend. Two guards opened the door for the driver, who refused to get out. He then accelerated and tried to run over the officers, who used their service weapon when they saw that the guy had pulled out a gun.. Some explosions were heard and a shot must have hit the fleeing vehicle while other users were recording the scene.

Later, The young partner of the criminal appeared alone at the Torrijos health centerabout 15 kilometers away, from where they notified the Civil Guard. The girl had a gunshot wound to her shoulder. It was a clean wound with an exit hole and an entry hole, although it was referred to the University Hospital of Toledo.