Overview
- A Dirincri suboficial superior, Paulo Tavara Colchado, was shot near the Reniec office in Pachacútec while on duty on Wednesday, August 26.
- Police say two people in a car fired at the officer and then fled, and units have been deployed to locate the vehicle and identify the suspects.
- Tavara Colchado, 56, suffered gunshot wounds to the chin and left arm, received first aid in Ventanilla and was transferred to the Police Central Hospital in Jesús María in stable condition.
- Emergency response was coordinated through Central 105 and the Uneme Ventanilla team, who provided initial care before the transfer to the national police hospital.
- Investigative teams from Dirincri have opened diligences to determine motive and whether the attack was tied to the officer’s robbery investigations, and police say the inquiry is ongoing.