Graeme Keeley

Okay.

Basically, in broad daylight, about a mile away from where the Pope was at the time in the city, he was visiting Spain this week, a man was shot in the back of the head

near a police station.

The gunman then ran off, despite a large number of police following, and dumped the pistol in a rubbish bin.

Police have subsequently released a picture, a CCTV picture of the gunman, no mask, and with the pistol clearly visible in his hand.

As yet, no arrests have been made.

Yes, I spoke to the police this morning and they said as yet the victim has not been identified.

They say also normally Spanish police don't reveal the identity of victims of crime in this case.

However, what usually happens is these names are identically linked.

to Spanish media and later confirmed.

Otherwise, the hunt goes on.

I should tell you this is the sixth fatal killing in a year in Barcelona.

And police chiefs here are very concerned about the rise in violent crime.

They link it to organized crime.

They say the punishments

for drug smuggling, drug production are too low and they want them raised.

For instance, having a marijuana factory usually earns a sentence of between one and three years, far lower than neighboring countries.

They fear that criminals are coming to Barcelona because it's easier to get away with it.

Absolutely.

They say all the assassinations that have happened are targeted.