Overview
- The attack unfolded Sunday afternoon outside a building on Avenida Miraflores in Trujillo, La Libertad.
- Security footage shows two masked assailants rushing up and opening fire as the influencer arrived with companions.
- SAMU reported that Cristhian Flores Villafranco received treatment for a superficial gunshot wound and was not in life-threatening condition.
- One companion, identified as Jair Méndez Vásquez, died at the scene despite emergency efforts.
- The National Police are reviewing evidence and weighing potential motives, including a possible extortion link reported by La República and a settling-of-scores hypothesis cited by 24 Horas.