Carabayllo: Workers Shot During Asphalting Work, Two Injured
Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
TLDR
- Two construction workers were shot and injured while asphalt paving in the Carabayllo district of Peru.
- The victims, identified as Jorge Antonio Espinoza Malma (52) and Charles Rafel Zúñiga Laura (50), were taken to the hospital.
- Police are investigating the motive behind the attack, and both victims have previous domestic violence complaints.
A brazen attack in the Carabayllo district has left two workers injured after they were shot while performing their duties. The incident, which occurred on the evening of April 24th in the Asociación de Viviendas El Bosque, has prompted a police investigation into the motive behind the violence. The victims, identified as Jorge Antonio Espinoza Malma, 52, and Charles Rafel Zúñiga Laura, 50, were carrying out asphalt paving work for the company Sabina Contratistas Generales S.A.C. when they were targeted.
The attack, which occurred in the Asociación de Viviendas El Bosque, is the subject of a police investigation.
According to police reports, officers from the local precinct responded swiftly to the scene. Personnel from the Carabayllo Criminal Investigation Division (Depincri) were already present and facilitated the transfer of the injured men to the Lan Franco La Hoz hospital in Puente Piedra. Both victims sustained gunshot wounds, with Espinoza Malma suffering injuries to his lower extremities and Zúñiga Laura experiencing a wound with a possible femur involvement in both legs. They are currently under observation.
Two workers were injured by firearm shots on the night of April 24 in the district of Carabayllo, in an incident whose causes are still under police investigation.
Adding a layer of complexity to the investigation, preliminary checks in the National Police's SIDPOL system revealed that both injured individuals have prior records of domestic violence complaints. However, authorities have stressed that the motive for this specific attack remains unknown at this time. The crime scene has been secured by the police as they continue their efforts to piece together the events and bring those responsible to justice. La República will continue to monitor this developing story and provide updates as they become available.
According to the police report, agents from the jurisdiction's police station became aware of the incident and went to the scene.
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Originally published by La República in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.
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