Man wounded by pellets in Pedro Brand; Haitian arrested under investigation
A 48-year-old man was wounded in the neck during a brawl in Pedro Brand. Officers arrested Leo Elonthusan, although another individual is identified as the suspected perpetrator of the shooting.
Arrest in Pedro Brand following pellet wound during family dispute
Officers of the National Police apprehended a citizen of Haitian nationality identified as Leo Elonthusan, in the course of investigations into a violent incident that occurred in the municipality of Pedro Brand, Santo Domingo Province, according to barrigaverde.net.
The victim, Joselito Díaz Castro, 48 years old, sustained a pellet wound to the neck and was taken to Dr. Vinicio Calventi hospital, located in Los Alcarrizos, where he received medical attention.
According to preliminary information attributed to investigators, the incident originated in the Arroyo Indio sector when Díaz Castro arrived at his home and found several people who allegedly were attacking his daughter, Estefany Ramírez Sánchez. In intervening to help her, an argument broke out among those involved, during which one of those present reportedly attempted to assault him with a stone.
It was his son, Jeuri Sánchez Ramírez, who informed him that he was wounded and reportedly indicated that he had observed the person who fired the shot.
The investigation points to Rafael Luis Morel Rosa as the suspected perpetrator of the shooting, which reportedly was carried out with an air rifle, according to information released about the case. The arrest of Elonthusan is part of the investigative proceedings; so far it has not been publicly established what his specific participation would have been, nor is the authorship of the shooting directly attributed to him.
Officers of the Homicide Investigation Subdivision, based in Las Caobas, Santo Domingo Oeste, are continuing the investigation in coordination with the Public Ministry to clarify the circumstances of the incident, determine individual responsibilities, and establish whether there are other persons involved. The Police must submit the proceedings and evidence to the prosecuting authority in accordance with the Dominican Criminal Procedural Code.
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