Rabat – Moroccan police arrested a 58-year-old Moroccan living abroad on Monday over the alleged murder of a 40-year-old woman who was found dead with two gunshot wounds in Oujda, eastern Morocco.
The Provincial Judicial Police Department in Oujda, working with National Security services in Nador, arrested the suspect in the early hours of Monday as he was preparing to leave Morocco.
Police found the woman’s body in Oujda on Sunday evening. She had suffered two gunshot wounds, and tests later confirmed that the shots were fired from a hunting rifle.
Investigators quickly identified the suspected shooter and tracked him to Nador. According to a security source, police found two spent shotgun shells used in the killing in his possession when they arrested him.
Initial findings suggest that the suspect had a previous relationship with the victim. Investigators said the two met on Sunday evening in the Al Jorf neighborhood of Oujda before the woman was killed.
Authorities have not yet established the motive for the shooting. The ongoing investigation is examining the circumstances of the killing and the reasons that may have led to it.
The suspect, who is a Moroccan citizen living abroad, has been placed in police custody as part of the judicial investigation. The case is being conducted under the supervision of the relevant public prosecutor, with investigators working to establish the full circumstances and motive behind the killing.
