Overview

• Two armed men entered Víctor Hugo López de la Cruz’s office on Av. Progreso, shot him four times at close range, and escaped on a motorcycle.
• Neighbors rushed him to the Chicama maternal and child health center, where his death was confirmed, and a prosecutor ordered transfer of the body to the Ascope morgue.
• Criminal investigation units from Divincri and Depincri, alongside the La Libertad regional police and the Ministerio Público, are handling forensics and evidence collection.
• PNP Colonel Jhonny Huamán Mariano said one line of inquiry is that he was killed for upholding the law, with investigators also reviewing potential land-dispute links.
• Authorities have announced no arrests, have not confirmed prior threats against the magistrate, and residents have publicly demanded justice.