A food vendor died following one of the criminals fired at the policemen in his attempt to escape.
At 11:45 a.m. this Wednesday, a call was received to the 911 Emergency System and it was reported that a man and a woman, alleged gang members, evaded a traffic control installed on kilometer 10 of the Troncal del Norte highway, in Ciudad Delgado.
The car in which they were driving passed the control and injured an inspector of his left arm. He also damaged police equipment, according to the authorities’ report.
A motorized patrol gave chase until you get to the mall of Apopa. In their attempt to escape, they fired at the officers.
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One of the bullets hit a food vendor who was in the area. She was taken to a hospital where she later died.
They continued walking and they stopped so that the police motorcycle hit them from behind and, apparently, gave them time to flee.
“After a manhunt, we captured these terrorists in Apopa who were trying to escape justice, It is regarding Salvador Enrique Martínez and Hessel Daniela Cruz“, said the Minister of Justice and Security, Gustavo Villatoro.
“When intercepted, one of the criminals started shooting and, unfortunately, he murdered a citizen,” the official added.
He warned that “this fact will not go unpunished, We are going to make sure that these individuals are brought to justice for their crimes.”
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Two suspected gang members killed in confrontation
In another case, two alleged gang members were gunned down on Wednesday morning in the area known as El Casco, in the Escalón canton, in San José Villanueva, La Libertad.
According to the police report, the incident was classified like a confrontation between police and gang members. No police officers were injured, the PNC detailed.
Similarly, they mentioned that other five men participated in the illegitimate aggression and following the attack they escaped among the coffee plantations.