Overview
- Three violent incidents struck Lima and Callao on Tuesday night, leaving one driver dead, several people wounded, and one bus burned.
- In Chorrillos a man who posed as a passenger shot the driver, identified as Frederic Silva Chirino, who later died at hospital and left two passengers injured.
- In Ventanilla gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire on a Midivisa combi at the Parihuela stop, seriously wounding driver Luis Antonio Rivera Ramos and injuring passenger Heydi Luz Curichagua Marcos.
- In Callao attackers doused and set fire to a H & R (Holrex) custer in footage captured by security cameras, and the vehicle owner says prior threats point to extortion motives.
- The PNP has launched forensic and testimonial inquiries as investigators probe links to organized extortion groups that have repeatedly targeted transport companies and drivers, raising new calls for stronger anti‑extortion enforcement.