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THE MURDER OF AZPEITIA

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Arrested the alleged perpetrator of the murder of Azpeitia in Ondarroa

The Ertzaintza had been looking for him since Tuesday, and finally the alleged murderer turned himself in to the Ertzain-Etxea this morning.

(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 in Azpeitia. Photo: EFE

The Ertzaintza today arrested in Ondarroa a 43-year-old man accused of being the alleged perpetrator of last Tuesday's murder in Azpeitia, who surrendered to the Ertzaintza premises in the Biscay town.

At around 8.15 p.m. last Tuesday, 1 September, on Artzubia Avenue in Azpeitia, a man shot dead another , from which he fled in a vehicle, the severity of which resulted in the death of the 31-year-old victim there.

Around 23:25, the suspect's vehicle was found in another part of the town of Azpeitia.

After several days of searching and searches at various points in and around Azpeitia, the alleged perpetrator, a 43-year-old man, surrendered at 5.30 a.m. to the Ertzaintza police station in Ondarroa, where he was arrested on charges of murder with a firearm.

The detainee, who has a history of public health offences, will be brought before the court when the proceedings are completed.

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