Overview
- Flor de María Cerna Ramos, 28, was found dead alongside Walter Linares Gonzales, 45, inside the Hostal El Amor in La Florida, Carabayllo, after guests and staff reported gunshots on the night of November 5.
- Police say the case is being investigated as a suspected femicide followed by suicide, with the El Progreso precinct leading the proceedings.
- Forensic work includes ballistic tests and a review of communications to establish the sequence of events inside the room.
- Both bodies were transferred to Lima’s Central Morgue, and the Carabayllo municipality closed the hostal for operating without a license.
- Family members report the victim had received threats and was allegedly lured from a routine gym visit; a hostel worker described a heated argument before multiple shots were fired.