Catalan Police Probe Whether Terrassa Shootout Suspects Mistook Officers for Rivals

Catalan police are investigating whether the three men arrested for Thursday night's shooting in Terrassa that wounded two Civil Guard officers mistook the agents for a rival criminal group. A fourth suspect remains at large, and the area was heavily policed Friday morning. The officers were pursuing a suspicious vehicle from the AP-7 highway when the driver allegedly tried to run them over. The chase ended in the Can Parellada neighborhood, where a shootout occurred around 10:30 p.m. One officer was hit by four bullets, the other by one; both are hospitalized but not in danger. Police forcibly entered a disused bar where three suspects linked to a local family clan had hidden. Authorities believe the shooters may have doubted the victims were real police, as criminal groups increasingly impersonate officers to rob rival drug clans, a tactic seen in recent "narco-assaults" across Catalonia. The incident also highlights a worrying rise in firearms use among local gangs, mirroring larger drug cartel methods.