According to Mónica G.Prieto, correspondent for Spanish news outlet Periodismo Humano, "he did not want to leave as long as a single person stayed in the neighborhood, he refused all offers to leave".
Prieto, corresponsal de la web de notícies Periodismo Humano, "no volia abandonar el barri mentre hi quedés una sola persona, va rebutjar totes les propostes d'anar-se'n".