Man shot multiple times in Urubó was carrying Bs 6,400 and had drug-trafficking record
The victim was found with more than five bullet wounds and money attached to his body in Porongo. Police link at least five people to the crime.
Murder in Urubó: money on the body and links to drug trafficking
A man was found shot multiple times on the night of Thursday 3 September in the Urubó area, municipality of Porongo, with 6,400 bolivianos adhered to his body, according to El Deber. The money was collected as evidence during the legal removal of the body.
The departmental police commander, Colonel David Gómez, noted that the external physical examination revealed more than five gunshot wounds. The exact number will be determined once the medical legal autopsy report is available. Several nine-millimetre calibre bullet casings were also collected at the scene.
Gómez stated that the victim had been called to the location by at least five people who arrived in different vehicles. After holding a conversation, the armed individuals shot him multiple times. The police chief indicated that the man had a record linked to drug trafficking and that the main hypothesis points to a settling of accounts.
The victim's identity was not disclosed so as not to interfere with the investigations. The Public Ministry, the Institute of Forensic Investigations (IDIF) and the Institute of Technical Scientific Investigations of the Police University (Iitcup) are carrying out the corresponding expert examinations.
"Our intelligence personnel and also our operational unit are carrying out all actions with the aim of being able to locate these two vehicles that fled moments after the incident," Gómez stated.
Source: El Deber