‘Gunslinger of Tarragona’ dies in Spanish prison after court upholds his request to be euthanized | World News

A gunman who wounded four people and seriously injured them in a subsequent shootout with police has been executed in prison.

Eugen Sabau, 46, shot three of his colleagues at the security services company where he worked in the northeastern city of Tarragona, then shot and wounded a police officer while he was hiding. exit.

After barricading himself in a house with an arsenal of weapons, a tactical police unit burst into the building, shooting him multiple times.

“Tarragona’s Gunslinger”, as the Spanish media called him, suffered from quadriplegia, amputation of a leg and injuries that caused chronic pain that could not be treated with painkillers due to his frail health. he.

Courts have allowed Sabau assisted death after rejecting several appeals from his victims, who argued he must face justice.

The case even reached Spain’s Constitutional Court, which declined to review it, saying there was no violation of fundamental rights.

Spain legalized assisted dying just over a year ago.

Previously, helping someone take their own life was punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

According to El Pais newspaper, since the law took effect on June 25, at least 172 people have used the right to assisted death.