Mayor of Fuengirola calls for help after Eddie Lyons Jr and Ross Monaghan murders
THE mayor of Fuengirola has called for help from the Spanish Government after two Scottish men were killed in a 'gangland' shooting in the town.
A gunman fired several shots at Monaghan's Bar in Andalusia, Southern Spain, on Saturday evening, killing Eddie Lyons Junior and Ross Monaghan.
Spanish detectives previously told BBC News that investigations into the double murder, which took place at around 11.30pm on the day, were ongoing.
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Left to right: Eddie Lyons Junior and Ross Monaghan (Image: Mike Gibbons, Spindrift)
Now, Ana Mula, mayor of Fuengirola, is asking for more resources and help from the Spanish central government, Sur in English reports.
In an emergency meeting with national and local police, as well as the area's councillor for public safety, Jose Luis Ponce, she demanded more police specialised in organised crime.
She said: 'We live in a world and at a time when crime knows no borders. And in places like the Costa del Sol, phenomena are occurring which, by expansion, affect us irremediably.
'This is why our determination is to tackle it without hot air, to put all possible threats on the table and to prepare ourselves to face this new context, with the means at our disposal, with the best guarantees.
'We need the involvement of the state to be much greater in this matter.'
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Mayor Mula stated that she had organised the meeting to 'reinforce collaboration and improve prevention and action in terms of public safety'.
She did, however, go on to highlight that this is already 'extraordinary'.
It comes after graphic footage of the shooting emerged recently.
Spanish TV aired the horrific scenes inside Monaghan's Bar on Fuengirola's promenade.
(Image: BBC)
These showed Ross Monaghan in his final moments, just seconds after Eddie Lyons Junior was gunned down outside.
The gunman appeared to be wearing a black baseball cap, a black jacket, black shorts, and had a white T-shirt around his neck, which he is thought to have used to hide his face before opening fire.
He later fled on foot before rejoining an accomplice in a car. No details about the getaway vehicle have been released.
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Spanish police confirmed on Monday that they had yet to make any arrests.
A spokesperson said: 'The investigation is continuing into the fatal shooting of two men at a pub in Fuengirola, with nothing new at the moment.'
There is speculation that the shootings are linked to the ongoing 'gangland feud' in central Scotland, which has resulted in dozens of incidents, including alleged attempted murders, and more than 40 arrests.
Some of the people targeted in the violence are linked to the Daniels crime group - long-time rivals of another serious organised crime group, the Lyons family, of which Eddie Lyons Junior, 46, and Ross Monaghan, 43, were members.
Monaghan was acquitted of the murder of Kevin 'Gerbil' Carroll in 2010 after the judge at his 2012 trial ruled there was insufficient evidence.
Kevin 'Gerbil' Carroll (Image: Archives)
Eddie Lyons Junior had previously been shot in 2006 in an incident that was believed to be part of a gang feud.
Meanwhile, Monaghan was shot in the back after dropping his child off at a primary school in Glasgow in 2017.
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