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Barber Shot Dead Inside Rímac Shop on Christmas Eve, Assistant Critically Wounded

Investigators have yet to identify suspects or a motive, with forensic teams counting at least seven shots.

Overview

  • Authorities identified the victim as Pablo Yumanaqué Yalta, killed inside a business that housed both his barbershop and a liquor store on Hermanos Vargas street.
  • He was aided and transported toward Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia but died in transit from his wounds.
  • His assistant sustained multiple gunshot wounds, remains hospitalized in critical condition, and has not been publicly identified.
  • Police report that armed assailants entered the premises and opened fire, and criminalistics specialists confirmed at least seven shots as officers secured the scene.
  • Investigators have not established the number of attackers, their getaway method, or a motive and are reviewing the co-located liquor business; relatives reported no prior threats, and local media noted a separate fatal attack minutes earlier in the district.