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Peru Probes Twin Shootings: Welder Killed in Piura, Man Critically Hurt in Lima Restaurant

Police are analyzing security footage in both cases with no arrests reported.

Overview

  • In La Unión, Piura, gunmen on two motorcycles opened fire around midday Wednesday, killing welder José Fabián Bancayán Fiestas outside a workshop in the San José neighborhood.
  • Santos Arcadio Chapilliquén Zeta was shot during the same attack and was taken in serious condition to Hospital Santa Rosa in Piura.
  • Security cameras captured the Piura shooting as the assailants arrived on two motorcycles, fired repeatedly, threatened nearby residents during their escape, and fled the scene.
  • Specialized police units in Piura are investigating the homicide with forensic support and oversight from the Ministerio Público, and the victim’s body was taken to the Public Ministry morgue.
  • Separately in San Martín de Porres, Lima Norte, a man was gravely wounded in a nighttime shooting inside the Cuatro Esquinas cevichería and remains hospitalized at Clínica Jesús del Norte as the PNP reviews area CCTV and examines possible motives.