Witnesses describe how they shot three people from the same family in Nagua

There are still bloodstains on the road where three members of the same family were shot dead while they were riding in a vehicle. NaguaProvince MARIA TRINIDAD SANCHEZ.

According to witnesses, at around 3:00 p.m., they saw two armed groups who were shooting, however, only a camera in a building, focused diagonally towards where the incident took place, could capture the exact moment. In which they were. pill They took lives.

They said that due to the traffic jam, due to road reconstruction, the vehicles were damaged and at that time, unknown persons attacked the black colored Toyota 4 Runner Jeep, where the vehicles were plying. the victimsProbably for some “Settlement of scores“

The three persons, who were reportedly visiting relatives, belonged to the same family. Roberto LopezThe deceased alias Patanitha was the younger brother of the injured FRANCISCO CORTORIAL LOPEZ, aka El Gringo, 42 years old. while, Santos Mercedes Escolastico (Santíco), 34 years old, was his cousin.

According to neighbors, Patanita lived with her mother and was dedicated to washing cars in her house, while Santico worked as a public transport driver.

Both had criminal records, possibly for cases of sexual abuse As for minors, however, after serving their charges, they were already free.

Francisco, who is seriously injured, has not visited the country for nearly seven years and arrived last Sunday intending to stay at least a week.

Both the deceased and the injured belong to the Los Limones community of the El Pozo Municipal District. Al Factor Municipality, where community members expressed that they are quiet young people. There they were seen at the family home.

To date, they have not identified those responsible for the incident, however, the Ministry of Public Affairs, together with police officers, has launched an investigation to clarify the circumstances under which the incident took place.

Whereas, in the Regional Directorate of National Police MARIA TRINIDAD SANCHEZOrdered to deploy units across the province to trace the whereabouts of those responsible.

Unofficially, it emerged that it was a fight between gangs, for unclear reasons; However, this information has not been confirmed by the authority.

Multiple shootings in 6 years

Municipality of Naguain the province Maria Trinidad SanchezThere have been at least 7 shootings in the last six years with eleven deaths, staining the tropical and coastal city with blood.

The most recent victims were shot this Wednesday, January 10, 2024, resulting in the death of Santos Mercedes Escolatico (Santico), 34, and Roberto López (Patanita), while Francisco Cortorial López (El Gringo), 42 He had recently arrived from the United States and was critically injured with at least nine gunshot wounds.

These were intercepted by unknown persons at 3 kilometers of the Nagua-San Francisco de Macoris highway and shot in broad daylight.

However, on September 13, 2023, a person identified as “Drug trafficking leader” In Nagua, he died in a shootout with his bodyguard, while he was in front of the Nagua Municipal Cemetery, where he had come to mourn.

Edward Perez, better known as “The Man” and another known as Ramoncito, who was allegedly a member of Perez’s security, died after suffering multiple gunshot wounds.

Similarly, on 11 July of the same year, Manuel Santos Jinao He died while receiving medical treatment after being shot by unknown assailants at his workplace at YoYo Mechanics Workshop located in this municipality.

Last Tuesday, May 4, 2021, unknown persons shot dead Alfonso Peña, who was an evangelical pastor in this coastal town. The man was fatally injured by two people for reasons still unknown and died during treatment.

On June 16, 2021, 4 people were arrested in connection with the brutal murders of 78-year-old Librada de la Cruz and 15-year-old Selena Almonte, both of whom were killed at the home of the elderly woman, the grandmother of the teenager’s partner, who was her. Raped too.

This The criminals used the block And sticks to take their lives. Once the girl died and the woman was seriously injured, their bodies were dumped behind the house.

Meanwhile, on November 30, 2021, after removing a child from his leg, Ericaan Ventura was shot at close range when two men entered his home, second level De Villa on 12th Street, San Jose Sector, ending his life. was .