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Three Arrested in Peruvian Journalist’s Killing as Police Allege Prison-Based Plot

Investigators cite evidence tying an El Milagro inmate to planning the hit uncovered through a forensic phone extraction.

Overview

  • Police detained three suspects, identifying a 16-year-old known as “Jeremías” as the alleged shooter, “Dumbita” as the motorcycle driver, and “Mono” as the alleged spotter.
  • A Cellebrite Premium extraction from the detained minor’s phone indicated the use of three vehicles and involvement of roughly four to five people in the operation.
  • Officers searched the El Milagro cell of an inmate known as “Bolas” and reported finding a possible route sketch, press clippings about the case, and notebooks with phone numbers.
  • Authorities say the attack in Guadalupe was captured on surveillance video showing two assailants on a motorcycle trailing the journalist before firing at close range, killing him and seriously injuring his brother.
  • Police say the line of inquiry includes the journalist’s denunciations as a possible motive and estimate the intellectual author paid about 4,000 soles, with further details kept under reserve.