Man commits suicide by shooting himself in the chest after two hours of confrontation in Valencia

An armed man barricaded himself in an apartment in the province of Valencia before shooting himself.

Police formed a cordon on Calle Federico García Lorca in Alaquas on Sunday at noon after receiving reports of a family dispute that may have involved firearms.

The man was said to be an experienced competitive shooter and had two weapons in his possession.

He barricaded himself inside a room, but the police managed to get his wife and two children out of the apartment unharmed.

The incident followed an argument with his family.

A two-hour standoff ensued with a police negotiator trying to get him to surrender.

Armed specialists from the National Police arrived at 3:00 pm after negotiations failed and a single shot rang out, after the man fired a fatal bullet into her chest.

The mayor of Alaquas, Toni Saura, who was at the scene, said: “We know that it was an isolated incident because the deceased had no police record.”

“There are many people who have been greatly affected by the pandemic on a mental level,” adds Saura.