Brit man shot in automobile park assassination bid at Spanish getaway is known as by police
Sonny Redmond, 32, was shot in the arm, leg and chest when more than a dozen bullets were sprayed at his vehicle in an underground garage — after allegedly carrying out a robbery at a cannabis club in Spain
A Merseyside man who was shot multiple times in a botched assassination attempt in a Spanish car park has been named. Sonny Redmond, 32, narrowly escaped death when an assailant fired over a dozen bullets at his vehicle during the failed murder bid on the Costa Blanca on December 11 last year.
Redmond reportedly sustained gunshot wounds to his arm, leg and chest before alerting a neighbour about his injuries as the shooter made his escape. The shooting took place around 10pm in an underground car park in a residential area of Orihuela Costa, north of Torrevieja, known as Lomas de Cabo Roig.
Photos circulating widely on social media and in the Spanish press depicted the front windscreen of the vehicle peppered with bullet holes. Redmond was rushed to a local hospital for emergency surgery and was reported to be in a serious condition in the intensive care unit.
The Spanish press identified shooting victim Redmond as one of two British men arrested and still under investigation in connection with an armed robbery at a cannabis club last year. He is believed to have been released on bail in November, approximately seven months after his arrest and detention.
While it remains unclear how long Redmond has resided in southern Spain, he is thought to hail originally from the Bootle area of Merseyside. In the mid-2010s, a Merseyside court issued him with a gang injunction due to his suspected involvement in organised crime in south Sefton, according to the Liverpool Echo.
He later featured in a Merseyside Police most wanted list for breaching the injunction and failing to attend court in relation to alleged drugs offences.
Spanish media named Redmond as one of two men allegedly involved in an armed raid on a San Fulgencio cannabis club. Local reports said he and a second man, 33, broke in, allegedly wielding machine guns, before making off with cash and €5,000 worth of products in October 2024.
Local newspapers said the pair then demanded €25,000 and future profits before threatening the owner and his family. Redmond allegedly attempted to evade authorities by changing his name but was eventually apprehended following a standoff where he was said to have taken an elderly couple hostage.
A source told the Echo that the shootings are tied to British and Irish drug gangs operating in the Vega Baja area of Alicante.
Southern Spain is commonly known as the “Costa del Crime” because of the vast number of organised crime groups who utilise its coastline as their operational base. The seaside region, which was previously favoured due to lenient extradition laws, now witnesses British and Irish gangs clashing with cartels from South America and eastern Europe in a bid to establish dominance.
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