He was shot dead when he left his house in Tolosa de Mondragón on March 7, 2008, two days ahead of general elections in Spain by Beñat Aginagalde,[1] a member of ETA.
[2] The electoral campaign was suspended on the part of the politicians, in response to the murder of councilman Carrasco.
[citation needed] According to sources of the investigation, a disguised gunman approached him from behind and shot him three times; once in the nape of the neck and twice in the chest.
Shortly after the 14:00 local time (13:00 UTC) the Basque Department of Interior confirmed his death.
Four socialist legislators were chosen and the municipal government of Mondragón was handed over to Basque Nationalist Action (ANV, whose activities were suspended in February 2008 by judge Baltasar Garzón for a supposed violation of the 2003 Parties Law).