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Murder in Azpeitia
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The Ertzaintza has requested the cooperation of other police forces in connection with the murder of Azpeitia

In the last few hours, several establishments in the area have been asked to provide surveillance camera recordings of street footage of the incident as part of the investigation, which continues with the intention of finding the killer as soon as possible.

(Foto de ARCHIVO)

La ertzaintza registra varios domicilios en las calles Paulo VI Auzunea y Arretxe del barrio de Landeta en relación con el tiroteo de ayer, a 2 de septiembre de 2026, en Azpeitia, Guipuzcoa, País Vasco (España). Un hombre ha perdido la vida este martes en la localidad guipuzcoana de Azpeitia debido a un disparo con arma de fuego, según ha informado la Ertzaintza. La Policía Vasca ha confirmado que ha abierto una investigación para esclarecer la muerte de un hombre en Azpeitia por un disparo con arma de fuego pasadas las nueve de la noche, y está buscando al autor de los hechos.



Arnaitz Rubio / Europa Press

02/9/2026
The Ertzaintza has searched several homes in connection with the murder in Azpeitia. Stock Photo: Europa Press

The Ertzaintza has requested the cooperation of the other police forces to locate the alleged perpetrator of the murder of Alex Aizpuru, a young taxi driver from Azpeitia (Gipuzkoa), 72 hours after the crime, whose whereabouts remain unknown.

In this context, the police have requested recordings of surveillance cameras from various establishments in the area, which collect images of the street where the events took place, in the context of the investigation and in order to find the murderer as soon as possible.

In 2009, the Provincial High Court of Gipuzkoa sentenced the alleged perpetrator of the crime to 11 years' imprisonment for a drug trafficking offence.

The investigation is ongoing.

On Wednesday, the day after the murder, Azpeitia's neighbours saw a number of police operations and a large presence of officers at various points in the town, after which it became known that the media had searched two premises and a house related to the case, among other things.

In particular, a canvas located in the neighbourhood of Landeta and another premises on Pablo VI Street, as well as a house linked to the alleged suspect, were inspected, all of which were carried out after the discovery of the suspect's alleged vehicle, and the investigation is continuing, although no details of the circumstances or progress of the investigation have been reported so far.

Murder on the street.

The 31-year-old man was shot dead at around 8.15 p.m.last Tuesday, September 1, on Artzubia Avenue, according to eyewitnesses, when hewas shot by the driver of a car who had previously hit the victim's taxi with his vehicle.

The suspect hit the young man's car, and when he got out of the vehicle, he fired several shots at him, after which thealleged perpetrator fled in a grey car. The victim was a young man of about 30 years of age, a taxi driver by profession, and was also well known in the village for his work as a DJ.

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