The mother of the minor said that they had to move away to avoid being run over by the white truck followed by two armed policemen.
In just two days, three investigations were opened in the Guasmo sector, south of Guayaquil, for shots that have injured two people. These episodes of shootings have become recurrent in that populous sector, according to residents, and this week has been no exception.
The most recent victim is a 10-year-old boy who was walking with his mother and who was grazed by a bullet in the middle of a police chase. The shooting took place on Thursday night at the Juan Péndola cooperative, in southern Guasmo.
The boy’s mother said that they had to move away to avoid being run over by the white truck followed by two armed policemen.
The minor was first taken to the Guasmo hospital, then he was transferred to the Francisco de Ycaza Bustamante, where it was determined that the bullet touched the child in the lower extremities and that he was stable.
“The police officer, angry, told me that they had not shot him,” said the mother, who went to the Model Barracks Prosecutor’s Office to file the complaint. She wore her son’s pants as evidence.
Now it is being investigated whether the bullet that grazed the child came from the arms of the police or the suspects.
On the night of this Wednesday 24 in the Guasmo sector there were two other bullet clashes.
The first case occurred at 8:00 p.m. at the Carlos Castro 2 cooperative. There the sound of the detonations alerted the residents of block 35.
Fortunately, there were no injuries, said the residents, who related how the Police arrived, closed the street and raised two caps.
On the identity of those who carried out the shooting, no details have been given. Neighbors do not want to be considered accomplices, but they say they do not feel protected.
“There is a greater chance of being turned by a toad than being hit by a stray bullet,” commented a man from the sector.
The other shooting occurred almost two hours later on Josefina Island, off La Payita del Guasmo, where a shrimp farm operates.
There a man was injured. Although the Police have not given more details of the case and the neighbors say they do not know anything, it is known that the man is recovering in a medical home.
In that scene three ballistic indications were raised.
This year in the Southern District there have been more than 125 violent deaths, a record number.
The residents say that there are sectors where clashes between gangs are already considered a routine event. (I)
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