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British family 'shot dead in Costa del Sol' British family shot dead in Costa del Sol
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The UK Foreign Office is "urgently" looking into media reports that three British people have been found shot dead in a rented apartment in a southern Spanish resort. A British family has been found shot dead in a rented Spanish apartment, police have said.
A spokeswoman had no further details. Spanish media reported that the dead people were a couple and their daughter in her 20s. The mother and daughter were found in the bedroom of the property in Mijas, and the husband was found dead on a sofa.
A Spanish police spokesman said they "were almost sure they are British". The owner of the property alerted police after visiting the property as he had not heard from the family for a few days, the Guardia Civil said.
The incident happened in Mijas near Fuengirola, Costa del Sol, media said. They are investigating whether the deaths were murder and suicide.
The Guardia Civil spokesman in Madrid said: "We are waiting for information from the judicial police at the scene. The bodies have been removed from the building and a cordon has been established by police around the property in Mijas near Fuengirola, Costa del Sol.
"We are led to believe there were two adults and one younger person." "The latest information we have is that the owner of the house had not heard from the family for a few days and had not been paid," the police spokeswoman said.
The bodies were found by the owner of the apartment complex. They have been removed from the building and a cordon has been established by police. "He went to the house today and when there was no reply at the door, he went inside. Inside he saw the man dead on the sofa and immediately called the Guardia Civil.
The reports of fatal gunshot wounds have not been verified. "When officers inspected the house they found the wife and the daughter dead in a bedroom. The initial hypothesis at this early stage of the investigation is that this was a murder-suicide."
An official with Spain's Interior Ministry said police discovered the bodies of the man, his invalid wife and their disabled daughter on Wednesday after being called by neighbours, Associated Press reported. Earlier, the UK Foreign Office said it was "urgently" looking into reports about the deaths.
An official with Spain's Interior Ministry said police discovered the bodies of the man, his invalid wife and their disabled daughter, believed to be in her 20s, on Wednesday, Associated Press reported.
He added that the family had lived for a long time in Mijas, which is a popular resort, inland from the Andalusian coast.He added that the family had lived for a long time in Mijas, which is a popular resort, inland from the Andalusian coast.