A shootout in downtown Lima left a money changer dead and one person injured. The attack occurred near noon today, Friday, August 7, at the intersection of Ucayali and Ayacucho streets, just a few meters from Calle Capón and the Central Market, in full view of hundreds of people and merchants.
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Sources from El Comercio indicated that the victim’s name is Jorge Sócrates Llanos Chuquillanqui, who was well known in the area as he had been engaged in this activity for more than five years.
Meanwhile, the injured person was taken by a SAMU ambulance to a nearby hospital.
Through the Lima Central Police Region (DIVOPUS CENTRO 1), more details of this foiled robbery will be released. At the time of the intervention, a firearm and a motorcycle were seized; likewise, the money belonging to the money changer was recovered.
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The victim’s family, who showed scenes of grief, demand justice from the authorities and greater security.
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