Portoviejo
Four people participated in the assault on an armored car belonging to a private security company, an incident that took place this Monday morning in the heart of Portoviejo, outside the Calceta Savings and Credits cooperative.
This was stated by Rodny Chávez, chief of subzone 13 of the Manabí police, who added that the incident had not been reported until Tuesday morning.
Man died who was shot in the head after an assault on an armored car in Manabí
The amount stolen is $200,000. One of those who would be involved in the assault was shot in the head after the robbery and died early this Tuesday at the Verdi Cevallos Balda hospital in Portoviejo.
This is Arturo Carrasco Espinoza, 44 years old, a native of the Milagro canton, province of Guayas. According to the Police, he had a criminal record for theft and identity theft.
“The judicial police is already waiting for the delegation from the Prosecutor’s Office because the crime has already happened. It is presumed that it is approximately 200,000 dollars, the exact value (of what was stolen after theft) is not yet known, but the line of investigation continues, ”said Rodny Chávez.
The robbery of the armored car took place around 10:00 on Monday, February 7, and despite the exchange of bullets, one of the alleged antisocials took a bag with the money, according to a video that was released.
Álex Vargas, head of the judicial police of Manabí, announced that “one of the security guards is a relative of another security guard who had previously been immersed in another criminal act.”
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The police are also investigating the latest violent deaths in Manabí. In the first 39 days of 2022 in this province, 38 violent deaths have been recorded, of which 30 are associated with criminal violence, which according to Chávez is related to micro and drug trafficking.
Of those 38 violent deaths in Manabí, five have already been resolved, the police official declared. (I)
Source: Eluniverso
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