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Police Probe Two Killings in Northern Lima, Including Carpenter Found Dead in Workshop

Investigators are pursuing CCTV footage and witness accounts as residents question the municipal security response under the state of emergency.

Overview

  • José Santos Luna Morales, 71, was found dead in his San Martín de Porres workshop at the Paramonga–Tantamayo intersection after neighbors reported a foul odor.
  • Police said the body showed bruises consistent with a beating, and criminalistics teams cordoned the site and began forensic procedures.
  • Officers are reviewing leads that include reports of two hooded individuals entering the workshop earlier in the week and a witness sighting of a black vehicle leaving the area.
  • In a separate case in Ancón’s Villa Estela, Job Canchumanya Macha was fatally shot as he went to a barbershop, with the attacker reportedly posing as a customer before opening fire.
  • Neighbors rushed the Ancón victim toward Hospital de Puente Piedra without municipal support, and authorities say nearby security cameras could help identify the shooter.