A National Police sub-inspector and his canine partner died on November 10, 2026, after an explosive device detonated in the Villafría neighborhood of Oviedo.
The fleeing suspect is a 65-year-old man with multiple antecedents. The police union CEP posted on social media describing the event as a grave incident. The shooting took place in the Villafría neighborhood, southeast of the Asturian capital, in a zone of social housing.
🚨 Última Hora: grave suceso esta mañana, sobre las 07:30 horas, en el barrio de Villafría de #Oviedo. 👮🏻♂️ Explosión de artefacto que, según primeros datos, ha podido tener consecuencias trágicas para un compañero y dejado varios heridos más. Nuestro apoyo para toda la Jefatura. pic.twitter.com/GXYNeFhwyK
About sixty minutes afterward, at roughly 8:45 a.m., responding officers discovered a suspicious backpack in the entryway of the public housing building at Rafael Urrusti 2, TPA Noticias reported.
While searching for the suspected attacker, officers located the bag and contacted both the bomb disposal unit and canine unit. The package contained an explosive device. Authorities brought in the canine unit and the National Police bomb disposal specialists known as TEDAX.
Amplio despliegue policial en el barrio ovetense de Villafría tras una explosión cuya causa se desconoce. Según testigos presenciales, un paquete ha explotado en la calle Rafael Urrusti. La explosión tuvo lugar en torno a las 08:45 horas, pero según algunos vecinos, una hora… pic.twitter.com/Qv7HrL5BbK
Investigators are examining whether the gunman left the backpack at the entrance while fleeing.
A TEDAX explosives specialist suffered severe injuries, including the amputation of one leg, and underwent emergency surgery at HUCA, where he remained estable dentro de la gravedad
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Durante la intervención de nuestros agentes de @policia en Oviedo también ha resultado muerto el agente canino Deny, un pastor alemán de 3 años que se encontraba actuando junto a su guía Juan José Nuestro abrazo más sentido a quienes integran la Unidad Especial de Guías Caninos pic.twitter.com/lm9lfCU7tB
The police union JUPOL confirmed the deceased was a canine unit member. The wounded officer belonged to the bomb disposal unit and stayed in a very serious condition.
Our hearts are with his family, friends, colleagues and loved ones.
The Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEMP) expressed grief, and the National Police and the Guardia Civil expressed consternation over the death. They sent words of affection to the family, friends, and colleagues while wishing a speedy recovery for the wounded officer.
The Oviedo city council decreed two days of official mourning. The Asturias regional parliament observed a minute of silence after its plenary session.
Officers evacuated the building as a precaution to ensure no dangerous items remained for residents. They searched all apartments, storage rooms, and garages to confirm the suspect was not hiding inside.
The National Police, supported by the Oviedo Local Police, maintained a wide operation involving roadblocks and controls at the city’s entrances, with firefighters and emergency medical personnel deployed to the sealed-off zone.
Authorities launched an investigation to determine exactly what happened, identify the person responsible for the shooting, and establish whether a direct link exists between the gunfire and the subsequent explosion.
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