The former president of the Catalan PP Alejo Vidal-Quadras remains "in a stable situation and without life-threatening risk" after undergoing surgery this Thursday at the Gregorio Marañón hospital in Madrid, as reported by the hospital.
The former politician was admitted to the hospital this Thursday with a gunshot wound after being shot in the face by a person who fled the scene, on Madrid's Núñez de Balboa street, getting on a motorcycle driven by another person.
He underwent surgery due to a double mandibular fracture and this Friday he is admitted to post-surgical care. His situation is stable and not life-threatening, according to the medical report provided by the hospital.
The bullet caused a wound with an entry and exit hole at the level of the jaw, although Vidal-Quadras remained conscious, although with abundant blood when he was treated by the emergency services.
The investigations into the incident have been undertaken by investigators from the Homicide Group of the Madrid Police Headquarters, while specialists from the scientific police have also been deployed to the area to gather possible evidence. At the moment, work is focused on identifying the shooter and the companion who collaborated in his escape.
The Police are analyzing a burned-out motorcycle that has been found in Fuenlabrada in case it is related to the events. According to the first police investigations and eyewitness accounts, the shooter left the scene of the incident on foot and turned down a street near Núñez de Balboa, where another person—apparently a woman—was waiting for him, before both of them fled. a motorcycle.
