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24-year-old man stabbed to death in Santa Rosa; suspect detained

From El País · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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News Official statement Under investigation
  • Police found a 24-year-old man dead with multiple stab wounds in a home near Rigoberto López and Uruguay streets in Santa Rosa, Canelones.
  • Authorities detained a 36-year-old suspect, and both the victim and suspect had prior drug-related convictions.
  • Homicide investigators and the Canelones prosecutor’s office are working to establish the circumstances of the killing.

A 24-year-old man was found dead with multiple stab wounds in a home in Santa Rosa, in Uruguay’s Canelones department, police said Friday.

Officers located the victim near the intersection of Rigoberto López and Uruguay streets. Police said he had two previous convictions linked to drug offences.

A 36-year-old man with a criminal record was detained in connection with the killing. The Canelones Homicide Department, the Investigations Area of Operational Zone IV and the Canelones prosecutor’s office are investigating the circumstances.

The police announcement came the same day as a separate homicide in Barros Blancos, another Canelones locality. A 20-year-old man with a criminal record was found dead after police received a call reporting gunshots. That case is being handled by the Homicide Department and the second-turn Pando prosecutor’s office, which will seek to determine the motive and identify the attacker.

after a call reporting gunshots

· Canelones policeThe official police report described how officers were dispatched in the separate Barros Blancos homicide.
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Originally published by El País in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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