“We heard a burst of shots, they asked us not to go out”: witnesses recount the moments of panic due to an armed attack in a Guayaquil clinic

“We heard a burst of shots, they asked us not to go out”: witnesses recount the moments of panic due to an armed attack in a Guayaquil clinic

Health and security personnel and relatives of patients experienced moments of fright early Wednesday morning during the shooting that took place at the Omni Hospital to end the life of Carlos Omar KA, driver of the armored vehicle that was shot last Friday in the Kennedy citadel and that he was in that center.

According to uniformed officers, a man died in the clinic elevator as a result of that attack.
Initially it was thought that the deceased was the custodian of Carlos Omar KA, but it was one of the alleged hit men who came looking for him to liquidate him.

Witnesses to the event indicated that the subjects started a shooting outside the hospital to gain admission. Then, inside, while trying to reach his goal, one fell dejected inside the elevator.

Hitmen enter the clinic and kill the guard of a man who had been wounded in an armored car in the Kennedy citadel

“We heard a burst of shots, they asked us not to go out, to be calm, that the Police and security personnel were already in charge, controlling the situation,” said one of the citizens who were at the site and asked to keep his identity. in reserve.

While the police operation was taking place, another hospital security team searched all the consoles to monitor areas and verify the security of that center.

“We saw that all the guards checked the entrances of the hospital that they are well closed. There were already dozens of police officers”, commented the witness.

Carlos Omar K., the man whom hitmen were looking for in the clinic, has a history of extortion, drug trafficking, breach of trust and wrongful death

The two detainees were taken to the Modelo Barracks for the flagrante delicto hearing.

There are two people arrested after an attack inside a Guayaquil clinic. Photo: Jorge Guzman Photo: The Universe

Until 08:00 today, dozens of patients had to enter on foot since Abel Romero Castillo avenue is cordoned off for the expertise.

There, patients who left the hospital in the morning said that the care continued at all times, they never stopped consulting, laboratory tests.

An emergency even arrived at the hospital and they opened the cordoned off area for a patient in the car to access the admission area.

“I came to accompany my daughter to some exams and we were surprised by this. Inside there are a lot of police, but the attention is fine, everything is normal, with fear but the attention flows,” said one of the relatives of patients who arrived at the site. (YO)

Source: Eluniverso

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