Authorities confirmed that Alvaro Vasquez Monterrosoa transport businessman, died following being shot on the followingnoon of last Wednesday, July 17, and had filed a complaint for threats.
Vasquez Monterroso He was attacked around 6 p.m. in a commercial establishment on the Atlantic highwayzone 17, when he was driving a pick-up truck.
A camera recorded on video the moment when Two men riding a motorcycle approached the vehicle window. They both pulled out their guns and within seconds, He was shot multiple times.
Witness statements coincided in details with the images in the video, in which they confirmed that Two men wearing sweatshirts were the ones who fired the shots and they fled towards the Atlantic.
The National Civil Police (PNC) confirmed that officers from a nearby station received an alert regarding the incident, but the attackers managed to escape.
After being injured, Vásquez Monterroso tried to continue driving, but Upon reaching the main road, he lost consciousness and the vehicle was left in the middle of the road.
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At the scene At least 28 spent shells were found for a 9 millimeter weapon.
The Municipal Firefighters responded to the emergency and confirmed that the driver died inside the vehicle.
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Officer Anthony Ledezma, spokesman for @bomberosmuni provides more details regarding the man who died inside a pickup truck, this at km 5 of the route to El Atlántico pic.twitter.com/PvktioARSN
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The armed incident had an impact on vehicular traffic. Amílcar Montejo, spokesman for the Municipal Traffic Police, reported that agents regulated traffic for several hours.
Being a main route, the congestion extended to the sections connecting to zones 1, 2, 6, and even to the Bethania neighborhood in zone 7.
The Public Prosecutor’s Office’s investigation continued until 1:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 18, the spokesperson confirmed.
I had reported
The director general of the PNC, David Boteo, confirmed that since the armed attack once morest the businessman was reported, personnel from the Specialized Division for Criminal Investigation and Crimes once morest Life were designated to begin the investigations.
Boteo mentioned that the businessman had previously reported that he was being threatened.but in this case, the attack might be related to family or personal problems, in addition to extortion.
“The armed attack will be investigated as a complaint of family and personal problems, which this person had filed days before. We do not rule out that this was the motive,” said Boteo.
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Response to extortion
The director explained that there have been complaints of extortion among the transporters’ union, especially in relation to the collection of bonuses, but he assured that they have had support from the authorities so that they have security measures.
“Transporters are being threatened by criminal groups dedicated to gangs, who demand that payments be made”Boteo said, but did not discourage further filing of complaints.
“We have been following up on the complaints. The large operations in which 15, 20 or 30 gang members are captured are precisely when medium and long-term follow-up is given to the investigations, in coordination with the transport companies,” he said.
In this context, the director indicated that the Sentinel Plan to maintain security schemes and increase police presence in specific areas; in addition to the creation of the Special Group once morest Extortion.
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According to the director, this plan made it possible to keep the incidence of common crime low during and following the payment of bonus 14.
However, they are already taking preventive measures in the case of the Christmas bonus, since extortions can even begin to occur as early as October.
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