Simplify the following text for a Grade 12 native English-speaking person.
Original: During the Barcelona May Days , as squads of Communist Party of Spain members ( apparently under orders from Joseph Stalin ) took to the streets in order to hunt down leading anarchists , Berneri was dragged from his home and murdered .
Simplified: During the Barcelona May Days , as troop of Communist Party of Spain members ( apparently under orders from Joseph Stalin ) searched and than murdered him .