Alias Pepín, was apprehended for the fifth time on Friday in the Los Esteros sector. He is accused of participating in an assault in which a minor under 11 years of age died.
Carlos José, alias Pepín, apprehended in the 4 de Marzo cooperative, Los Esteros sector, on Friday night, for being involved in the attempted robbery of an ice cream parlor during which an 11-year-old boy died, records four previous arrests: for theft in 2003, 2007; for qualified theft, in 2011; and bullying, in 2015.
“A fellow police officer makes the progressive use of force where unfortunately the child under 11 years old is injured and dies,” Colonel Christian Gallardo, head of the Dinased Zone 8, lamented this Saturday about the event that occurred on Sunday, October 17 in the ice cream parlor located in the Centenario neighborhood.
Police apprehend a man involved in an assault on an ice cream parlor in the Centenario neighborhood, south of Guayaquil, in which a child under 11 years old died
The uniformed officer stated that after intelligence investigations it was possible to reach the suspect’s house.
“We have two mobile terminals as evidence. Two articles of clothing with which he had acted in this violent act ”, he explained.
He stated that the same person was identified as a participant in an assault at a pizzeria in the south of Guayaquil.
On the day of the event, Sebastián, the 11-year-old victim, was with relatives at the scene and died from the impact of stray bullets, it was said.
Family of child murdered in a cafeteria in the Centenario neighborhood would denounce a police server for wrongful death
That time, the minor was near the counter of the premises when he was caught in the crossfire during the robbery of the premises, located at the intersection of Rosa Borja de Ycaza and Maracaibo streets.
Days after the death of the minor, the Government announced a state of emergency in nine provinces. With this it was arranged that the military join the control in the streets. (I)
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