Two young men shot dead in San Juan de Lurigancho in apparent case of mistaken identity
A shooting on Avenida Tacna left David Carlos Gamarra (31) and Joaquín Carvajal (23) dead. The motive is believed to have been confusion in a territorial dispute over drugs.
Shooting on Avenida Tacna claims lives of two young men in San Juan de Lurigancho
Two young men died following a gun attack on Avenida Tacna in the Lima district of San Juan de Lurigancho, according to a report by willax.pe. The victims were identified as David Carlos Gamarra, aged 31, and Joaquín Carvajal, aged 23. The perpetrators fled after opening fire on a group of people gathered on the public road.
Security cameras in the area recorded the moment when two individuals arrived at the location on a motorcycle. One of them descended from the vehicle and fired repeatedly at the people present. Gamarra and Carvajal, despite attempting to take cover from the gunfire, were struck by bullets.
Witnesses present and paramedics transported both injured men to Hospital 10 de Canto Grande. The young men died at the medical centre due to the severity of the injuries they had sustained.
Initial police investigations suggest that the attack was the result of mistaken identity. According to this hypothesis, the hitmen were looking for members of rival gangs involved in a territorial dispute over illegal drug trafficking in the area.
Joaquín Carvajal's father gave his testimony to the media and described the sequence of events prior to the shooting. "There were two people drinking alcohol on this side; with their backs turned, one of them looked like my son. Then one of them left to eat and the other stayed to watch the work that my son was doing. At that moment, some hired hitmen arrived, as there is a dispute going on here over drug sales," the family member stated.
The father also demanded that authorities move more quickly in their investigations to locate those responsible. "No one will bring my son back to me, a hardworking, honourable and honest person. How do you expect me to feel? All I can do is ask for justice," he added.
Officers from the Peruvian National Police cordoned off the crime scene to collect shell casings and initiate the corresponding expert examinations. Forensic experts reviewed the available audiovisual records with the aim of identifying the vehicle used by the attackers.
The case was formally handed over to the Special Unit against Organised Crime in San Juan de Lurigancho, the unit that is carrying out the tracking operations aimed at capturing those responsible for the double homicide.
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