InDrive taxi driver shot dead in alleged robbery in Santo Domingo Este

The National Police identified the deceased driver as Feliz Valentín Casalinovo Trinidad, 48 years old. Four suspects remain at large following the attack on Las Américas pedestrian thoroughfare.

InDrive taxi driver shot dead in alleged robbery in Santo Domingo Este

InDrive driver murdered outside Darío Contreras Hospital

According to diariolibre.com, the National Police identified on Friday the taxi driver killed during an alleged robbery in Santo Domingo Este as Feliz Valentín Casalinovo Trinidad, 48 years old, a driver for the InDrive platform.

The incident occurred in the early hours of Friday on the Las Américas pedestrian thoroughfare, opposite the Dr. Darío Contreras Trauma Hospital. The victim died as a result of gunshot wounds.

Preliminary investigations indicate that four men boarded the vehicle posing as passengers and then attacked the driver, allegedly with the intention of robbing him of his belongings.

Agents from the Scientific Police collected evidence at the scene and seized the vehicle in which the victim was travelling, a grey Hyundai Sonata LF.

The institution stated that it is maintaining an active search for the four individuals identified as suspected perpetrators. Investigations are continuing with the aim of clarifying the circumstances of the incident and bringing those involved before the Public Ministry.

Source: Google News DO — Santo Domingo

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