Overview
- The victim was identified as Alexander del Piero de la Cruz, 19, who was dining with three companions when the attackers opened fire.
- The attack took place in the San Pablo II area at the intersection of Av. Santa Rosa and Cmdte. Pérez Salmón in the Santa Rosa district of Callao.
- Officers from the Carmen de la Legua police station cordoned the restaurant, and criminalistics personnel recovered three bullet casings.
- Investigators are analyzing the restaurant’s security cameras as they assess whether the shooting was an ajuste de cuentas.
- Local reports also noted gunfire directed at a public transport bus near Curva La Esperanza the same night, with no confirmed connection to the chifa attack.