Overview
- The man was identified as Fidel Cutipa Sucari, 33, whose body was taken to the morgue for a necropsy to establish the cause of death.
- Following the body’s removal, residents in the San Santiago area targeted alleged clandestine cantinas, forcing doors and burning furniture and beer crates in public.
- Police reported at least three premises were damaged during the unrest as protesters demanded the closure of unlicensed establishments.
- Two people were detained, including a 16-year-old, and transferred to the Juliaca criminal investigation unit for inquiries into disturbances and property damage.
- Hours later, police said the detainees belong to the gang known as Los Vándalos de Juliaca, identifying one as Cliver Batistuta Coila Apaza, with prosecutors Eduardo Carrizales Condori and Efraín Wilfredo Condori Cruz supervising the case while municipal authorities had not issued a public response.