A man believed to be from Britain has been killed after he was shot on a street in Spain's Costa del Sol. The shooting happened around 8.15pm on Monday night in Calahonda between Marbella and Fuengirola.

Police are hunting the killer, who is thought to have fled in a getaway car. The vehicle was later found torched nearby.

The incident happened in a street called Don Jose de Orbaneja Street, where there is a well-known tennis and padel tennis club called Club del Sol as well as a neighbouring holiday resort called Finca Naundrup which has sports facilities.

The victim was already dead by the time police and paramedics reached the scene.

A Cupra vehicle with foreign registration plates was found burned out nearby shortly afterwards. Insiders said weapons had been found inside. Investigators are working on the theory it was the getaway car and was set on fire by the assassin and possible accomplices.

Police have not yet officially confirmed the nationality of the victim, partly because the post-mortem has not taken place.

The Mirror reports insiders said weapons had been found inside the vehicle. Investigators are working on the theory it was the getaway car and was set on fire by the assassin and possible accomplices. Police have not yet officially confirmed the nationality of the victim, partly because the post-mortem has not taken place.

But well-placed sources close to the ongoing investigation described him last night as British and said they were working on the basis he was a 30-year-old man from Liverpool. The murder is being investigated by the Guardia Civil police force.

A Brit expat wrote on social media shortly after it happened, assuming it occurred at Club del Sol although police have not said yet exactly where in the street it happened: "Anyone know what happened at Club del Sol? Heard gunshot-like sounds then lots of police."

Another Brit answered: "Apparently a guy was shot seven times. Police lockdown."

A third Facebook user writing on a local expat site said: "It happened on the slip road down towards Finca Naundrup outside Club del Sol. My son was at the football pitch from 8pm when I dropped him off and is finally home now."

Last week, a 34-year-old man was rushed to the Costa del Sol Hospital in Marbella after being shot outside a nightclub in the famous Costa del Sol resort. The incident happened around 4.30am on Good Friday.

Witnesses said the suspect fled the scene in a getaway vehicle. The victim was hospitalised after suffering a gunshot wound to the shoulder. No arrests are yet believed to have taken place.