Overview
- The attack occurred on block six of Avenida Víctor Belaúnde in Comas, where a combi driver was shot dead in view of passengers.
- A police subofficer in civilian clothes drew his service weapon and fatally shot the alleged assassin, and a second suspect was wounded and taken to a health facility under guard.
- Police commander Óscar Arriola said the intervention complied with the Constitution and applicable law and called for official recognition and incentives for the officer.
- The officer is identified in reporting as subofficer Erinkson (Erickson) Pozo Reátegui of the Emergency Squad, who was off duty on authorized leave and intervened after hearing multiple gunshots.
- The Interior Ministry and PNP legal defense units are supporting him, and officials have floated a possible promotion without a formal announcement.