Overview
- The officer, Paulo César Távara Colchado, was shot three times in Pachacútec on Thursday during an operation to free a kidnapped minor, with two bullets hitting an arm and one the jaw.
- He received initial care at the Hospital de Ventanilla and was urgently transferred to the Hospital Nacional PNP “Luis N. Sáenz,” where doctors report he is hospitalized and stable.
- The police health fund Saludpol activated emergency coordination, provided family accompaniment, and issued a formal letter guaranteeing a maxillofacial and neck CT without contrast.
- A multidisciplinary team of specialists is monitoring his condition and will use the CT results to determine the timing and need for surgical intervention.
- The incident involved PNP intelligence officers confronting armed suspects and underscores the violent risks of child-rescue operations and potential review of medical and operational protocols.