### [2026-08-16](/feed/2026/08/16/index.md)

##### Isla Cristina
# Three people, including a teenager, are killed and two others are injured in a shooting in Isla Cristina, Andalusia, Spain. Police investigate the attack as a possible dispute between rival drug-trafficking groups and search for the gunman. 




### Sources:

1. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/suspected-gang-leaders-mother-in-law-sister-killed-drug-related-shooting-spain-2026-08-17/)

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