Overview
- The attack occurred Tuesday morning in the Santa Teresita neighborhood as officials moved to disconnect service over unpaid water bills.
- Videos recorded by residents show the man striking Mayor John Vargas multiple times while some onlookers applauded.
- Police intervened at the scene and transferred the alleged aggressor, described as about 50 years old, to the local station.
- Vargas said the disconnection schedule will be reprogrammed and urged households to regularize payments at municipal offices.
- In a subsequent briefing, he announced he will file a criminal complaint and reiterated the municipality’s stated Sunass recognition to enforce cutoffs.