San Juan de Lurigancho: Three motorcycle taxi drivers were killed in a shooting in Canto Grande.

Until now three people who perform motorcycle taxi services They died as a result of a shooting organized by hitmen on Canto Grande Avenue in San Juan de Lurigancho.

RPP Noticias was able to learn that the attack took place on two stretches of a busy road. One of the deceased was identified as Javier Policarpo Damaso Tarazona, another died at the San Juan de Lurigancho hospital and a third in a nearby block; however, they have not yet been identified. In addition, there were four wounds.

Surveillance cameras in the area recorded two subjects arriving at the scene on foot and they attack the units that were posted with bullets. The people who were in the area immediately run, but some of them are hit by the projectiles.

Forensic experts found about 10 shell casings at Canto Grande Site 2 while police cordoned off the area. It is assumed that this attack was related to the collection of quotas for motorcycle taxi drivers.

Second shooting in a row

The situation is of great concern to the people of San Juan de Lurigancho. On Monday night, two people were also killed by hitmen in an alleged settling of accounts.

The victim was identified as Richard Escovedo, who was 30, while the other was only 18 and died in the hospital. According to neighbors, two unidentified men in a car drove up to the location of 5 Canto Grande and shot him dead.

Following the act, the subjects fled on a motorcycle in the direction of El Journalista Avenue. Neighbors complained about the lack of police nearby.

Crime on the rise

Last Sunday morning, a man was killed after having a strange conversation with a group of subjects. This is Omar Elias Gutierrez Pérez, 25, a Venezuelan citizen who died after receiving 12 bullets at the intersection of Viracocha Street with Ave. Great Chimu in the above area.

Residents of the area told RPP News that around 6 am, the victim entered into a discussion with a group of subjects with whom he was staying. Suddenly, the exchange of words turned into pushing, until it came to an exchange of blows.

It was at this point that another individual arrived on the scene and, without speaking, fired 12 point-blank shots at Guerrez Pérez, who fell and died on the spot.