Two men sought by justice die in police confrontations in Santiago and Puerto Plata
Two men with arrest warrants died in less than 72 hours in operations by the National Police in Santiago and Puerto Plata.
Two fugitives killed in less than 72 hours in the north of the country
Two men wanted by the justice system died in separate confrontations with the National Police in the provinces of Santiago and Puerto Plata within a span of less than 72 hours, according to diariolibre.com.
The most recent case occurred this Wednesday in the La Herradura sector, south-west of Santiago, where Oliver Rojas Núñez, 23 years old, known by the aliases "Chuky" and "el Menor", lost his life. Authorities indicated that the man died during an exchange of gunfire with police officers.
Rojas Núñez was wanted under arrest warrant number 2026-AJ0081076, issued on 18 September 2026 by the Judicial Office of Permanent Care Services of the judicial district of Puerto Plata, for alleged assault and injury to another person.
Police records also linked him to an armed robbery committed in July 2024 in the Los Algodones sector in Villa Montellano, where he allegedly robbed a Haitian citizen of a mobile telephone and cash. He was also implicated in a shooting attack against a police patrol in January 2026, in the La Laguna de Padre Granero sector, and was listed as under investigation for the death of Ignacio Minaya, alias "Cecilio", 58 years old, which occurred in March of this year in the Muñoz sector, Batey 1, of Puerto Plata.
On Monday, 19 October, a man of Haitian nationality identified only as Frederick was killed during an operation by officers of the Northern Regional Sub-directorate of Criminal Investigation (Dicrim) in the municipality of Los Hidalgos, in Puerto Plata.
According to the police, Frederick had accumulated several arrest warrants for various offences. During the intervention, officers seized a firearm with which he allegedly attacked members of the unit. The institution also identified him as the suspected author of motorcycle thefts which, according to investigations, were subsequently transported to Haiti.
Source: Google News CL — Santiago