Police: Suspected Driver in Barcelona Rampage Shot Dead

Police: Suspected Driver in Barcelona Rampage Shot Dead
This combination photo shows the suspected driver of the van that crashed into pedestrians in Las Ramblas in Barcelona, Spain, on Aug. 17, in this handout released by Spanish Ministry of Interior Aug. 21, 2017. Spanish Interior Ministry/Handout via REUTERS
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The man who drove a van down a pedestrian street in Barcelona on Aug. 17 that killed 13 people has reportedly been shot, police report.

Catalonia police tweeted on Monday that they had shot and killed a man wearing a belt of explosives in Subirats, about 20 miles west of Barcelona. 

This combination photo shows the suspected driver of the van that crashed into pedestrians in Las Ramblas in Barcelona, Spain, on Aug. 17, in this handout released by Spanish Ministry of Interior Aug. 21, 2017. (Spanish Interior Ministry/Handout via REUTERS)
This combination photo shows the suspected driver of the van that crashed into pedestrians in Las Ramblas in Barcelona, Spain, on Aug. 17, in this handout released by Spanish Ministry of Interior Aug. 21, 2017. Spanish Interior Ministry/Handout via REUTERS