Overview
- The attempted robbery unfolded around 1:30 p.m. on November 3 at the Caja Piura branch on Av. Mariscal Ramón Castilla in Lambayeque.
- Police arrived within minutes after employees activated a silent alarm and contained the suspects before the theft could occur.
- One assailant, identified by authorities as Julio Alejandro Antón Navarro, shot himself when cornered and later died.
- At least one suspect was detained and identified as Wilson Martínez Compa, alias “El Viejo,” as police continue operations to locate additional accomplices in Lambayeque and Chiclayo.
- Caja Piura reported no customers or staff were harmed, and the branch remains closed for Ministerio Público diligences with psychological support offered to employees.