Spain is in shock after a 72-year-old gunman barricaded himself in his house during the night in Granada, Andalusia , and killed his two grandchildren, aged 9 and 14, before committing suicide .
According to initial information provided by the Civil Guard, the man had barricaded himself in the house since yesterday evening with a firearm, threatening his two nephews . A team of law enforcement negotiators was in contact with him to obtain the release of the children . But when the Civil Guard raided the house this morning, three bodies were found in the house.
According to sources quoted by Cadena Ser radio, the mother of the boys and daughter of the 72-year-old murderer died two months ago in a car accident in Loja (Granada) in which the father was driving the car. And, a week later, the woman's mother and wife of the elderly man also died in hospital due to injuries sustained in the same accident .
Since then the man had taken care of his grandchildren. According to the same sources, he had recently had an argument with his son-in-law.
(Unioneonline/vl)
