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Comas Shooting and Panamericana Crashes Leave Two Dead in Lima

Investigations are underway at each scene, with emergency crews freeing a trapped driver before clearing traffic.

Overview

  • In Comas, mototaxi driver Kenji Genaro La Rosa, 31, was shot multiple times on Avenida San Felipe while returning home; his wife and seven-year-old daughter were not physically harmed.
  • Forensic specialists collected 12 shell casings at the Comas scene as police pursue leads to identify the attackers.
  • On the Panamericana Sur in Surco, a trailer rear-ended a maroon pickup, which veered off and hit a lamppost; firefighters extricated the driver and took him to a nearby hospital with serious injuries.
  • Monterrico police managed traffic in Surco and kept the trailer under oversight while causes are clarified, with morning drizzle noted as a factor reducing visibility.
  • On the Panamericana Norte in Independencia, a motorcyclist of about 35 years died after colliding with a car; PNP officers and the Ministerio Público secured the area and sent the body to the Morgue Central.