ST. HELEN
Moments of terror were experienced on the night of this Thursday the 17th by the inhabitants of the 5 de Junio neighborhood, in the canton of La Libertad, upon hearing more than 10 shots on a corner.
After that happened and when they went out into the street, they saw that in the back of the García Cando Educational Unit there were two men with several bullet wounds. One of them was identified as Jonny Jesús VC, 23, Venezuelan, who was wounded. He was transferred to the Liborio Panchana hospital in the Santa Elena canton.
Cristhian Camilo MB, a Colombian national, was unable to survive the seven shots fired at him and died instantly after being shot at close range. Her body was left on the street, a few meters from the house where she had been renting a room for six months.
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Both foreigners were talking near a pole when, according to witnesses, gunmen appeared on motorcycles and shot them.
Agents from the Criminalistics Unit collected two ballistic evidence and surrounded the scene.
Édison Miranda, police chief, indicated that apparently three citizens participated in this crime. The men were traveling on a black motorcycle.
The uniformed officers launched an operation to find those responsible. Thus, agents moved to the 24 de Mayo neighborhood, after obtaining preliminary information that people related to this new violent event in Santa Elena would be found on the site.
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Upon arrival, they found Yonathan Jesús LR, who had in his possession a silver-colored revolver, in addition to two 38-caliber cartridges. As he did not justify possession, he was arrested.
It is said that there would be a video in which the alleged suspect was curious in the removal of the body. (I)
Gang arrested after store robbery
An alleged gang of antisocial youths was arrested by the National Police after committing an assault on a commercial premises located in the Nueva Jerusalem neighborhood, belonging to the Velasco Ibarra sector.
The victim reported that several people were traveling in a silver car without license plates with tinted windows.
He said that the criminals took $ 2,000 from him. The agents carried out an operation in the area and found a car with similar characteristics that was circulating along Eleodoro Solórzano Avenue, in the canton of La Libertad.
Personnel from the Motorized Operations Group (GOM) were key to neutralizing them on the highway, it was said.
The detainees were identified as Brithanny OP; Diana Gabriela LD, who was found with a firearm, in addition to Samantha PZ, Eduardo David MH, David SS, who records an arrest for robbery in 2019 and Moisés Eduardo PB, who was prosecuted in 2020 for drug trafficking subject to inspection.
Among the evidence were cell phones, money, the firearm, chains, rings and wallets of various brands, it was indicated. (I)
Source: Eluniverso
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