Two men who were allegedly involved in the murder of a person in a barbershop died in a spectacular accident in the Batallón del Suburbio sector, in the southwest of Guayaquil.
Around 5:30 p.m. on Monday, both had arrived by motorcycle near a barbershop, located on the corner of 28th and C streets. There, one of them got out of the car and shot a person who was was in the business.
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Major Christian Hermosa, in charge of the Suburbio Battalion circuit, indicated that precisely at the time of the violent act, several colleagues from the Motorized Operations Group (GOM) were patrolling in the sector and began a chase when they noticed detonations and the presence of a motorcycle that was fleeing. of the area.
The follow-up was for several blocks to the intersection of 41st and J. At that point there was another fatal outcome. There, the motorcycle disregarded a stop sign and collided sideways with a private vehicle, which in turn collided with the wall of a corner house. The brick cladding of the house was affected.
Meanwhile, the two occupants of the motorcycle ended up meters ahead of 41st Street and died, one of them crashing into a garage door and the other at the foot of a power line pole.
According to witnesses, the two subjects confirmed that they were both involved in the violent attack, said Hermosa, who added that during the chase there was no crossfire.
One of the deceased had six records for theft and reception. Meanwhile, the other had not yet been identified by police personnel.
In the possession of the deceased, 12 firearm cartridges and a cell phone were found.
Meanwhile, the victim, identified as Jerry Álava, 28, had no criminal record.
Between the afternoon of Monday 21 and the early morning of this Tuesday, February 22, three other violent deaths were reported: two on Trinitaria Island and another in the Juan Montalvo sector.
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With these recent events, zone 8 made up of Guayaquil, Durán and Samborondón reaches 193 violent deaths.
This figure is more than three times the number of cases (60) that were recorded last year between January 1 and this Tuesday, February 22, according to police records. (I)
Source: Eluniverso
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