Ms Carrasco originally trained as a lawyer before
holding various positions in Leon
A top politician in northern Spain has been shot
dead in public and two women have been arrested.
holding various positions in Leon
A top politician in northern Spain has been shot
dead in public and two women have been arrested.
Isabel Carrasco, head of the provincial government
in Leon and a member of the governing People's
Party (PP), was shot as she crossed a footbridge.
in Leon and a member of the governing People's
Party (PP), was shot as she crossed a footbridge.
Spanish media say the arrested women are the
wife and daughter of a local police chief.
It is also reported that the daughter was recently
fired from a job with the provincial council.
wife and daughter of a local police chief.
It is also reported that the daughter was recently
fired from a job with the provincial council.
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has
cancelled his official engagements.
Ms Carrasco, 59, led the PP in Leon. The opposition
Socialist Party and other parties have also offered
condolences and cancelled campaign events.
cancelled his official engagements.
Ms Carrasco, 59, led the PP in Leon. The opposition
Socialist Party and other parties have also offered
condolences and cancelled campaign events.
'Act of vengeance'
Ms Carrasco was attacked on her way to a party
meeting near her home at about 17:20 local time
(15:20 GMT).
A police spokeswoman told AFP news agency: "We
are investigating the participation of both [women]
in the act."
El Pais newspaper reported that the women were
the wife and daughter of the police chief of Astorga,
a town in Leon province. Police have yet to recover the weapon used in the
attack, El Pais said.
A spokeswoman for the Spanish interior ministry
said: "Everything points to it being a personal act of
vengeance unrelated to her public position."
meeting near her home at about 17:20 local time
(15:20 GMT).
A police spokeswoman told AFP news agency: "We
are investigating the participation of both [women]
in the act."
El Pais newspaper reported that the women were
the wife and daughter of the police chief of Astorga,
a town in Leon province. Police have yet to recover the weapon used in the
attack, El Pais said.
A spokeswoman for the Spanish interior ministry
said: "Everything points to it being a personal act of
vengeance unrelated to her public position."
About 200 people later gathered near the scene of
the shooting, including the Mayor of Leon, Emilio
Gutierrez, and other local dignitaries.
the shooting, including the Mayor of Leon, Emilio
Gutierrez, and other local dignitaries.
'Dismayed'
Witnesses described how a woman shot at Ms
Carrasco as she crossed a bridge over the River
Bernesga.
Two witnesses told El Pais they heard five shots.
"We thought they were firecrackers," one of them
said.
Carrasco as she crossed a bridge over the River
Bernesga.
Two witnesses told El Pais they heard five shots.
"We thought they were firecrackers," one of them
said.
In a statement, the PP said campaign events for the
European elections had been cancelled on Monday
and Tuesday, and thanked those who had offered
condolences.
Mr Rajoy said on Twitter that he was "dismayed" at
Ms Carrasco's death. "It is a time to be united," he
added.
European elections had been cancelled on Monday
and Tuesday, and thanked those who had offered
condolences.
Mr Rajoy said on Twitter that he was "dismayed" at
Ms Carrasco's death. "It is a time to be united," he
added.
Spanish deputy Prime Minister Soraya Saenz de
Santamaria also condemned the attack.
"These are moments of great consternation," she
said. "We want to express our support and
solidarity with Carrasco's family and to her
colleagues at this hard time."
Santamaria also condemned the attack.
"These are moments of great consternation," she
said. "We want to express our support and
solidarity with Carrasco's family and to her
colleagues at this hard time."
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