Police Officer and Three Others Killed in Santiago Shootout on North Ring Road
A sergeant and two wanted suspects died in a late-night confrontation on Santiago's North Ring Road. A woman was also killed in the incident.
Four dead after DICRIM operation turns deadly near Santiago tollbooth
A National Police sergeant, two alleged criminals, and a bystander woman were killed during a shootout on the North Ring Road near the tollbooth in Santiago, dominicantoday.com reports.
The officer was identified as Juan Isaac Espinal Jiménez, a sergeant assigned to DICRIM Cibao Central.
The confrontation took place at approximately 11:21 p.m. on Thursday, when DICRIM agents moved to apprehend Eduardo Paul Pérez Mercado, alias "Maca," 39, and Edward de Jesús Pérez Silverio, alias "Carlos" and/or "Coco," 36.
Both men were the subject of active arrest warrants in connection with multiple homicides. According to investigative records, Pérez Mercado was sought for the murder of Jesús María Cabrera Peña, committed in June 2025 in Cienfuegos. He was also linked to a 2022 shooting in Bella Vista that left two people dead and a police officer wounded.
The preliminary report did not specify the circumstances under which the woman died.
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