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Trujillo Sees Explosive and Shooting Attacks, Four Wounded Including Police Officer

Investigators focus on suspected extortion targeting a transport–mining entrepreneur tracked from Pataz.

Overview

  • Police report four people injured after gunfire at a transport-related premises on Prolongación Santa, with the wounded officer in stable condition at the Regional Hospital of Trujillo.
  • A separate shooting at a birthday gathering in La Marquesa left three civilians and a police officer hurt, with more than 20 shell casings recovered at the scene.
  • The discotheque Imperio Black was hit by a dynamite device around 5 a.m., marking the third attack on the venue in under a month and shattering nearby windows.
  • Early probes indicate the shootings may be linked to threats against an entrepreneur tied to transport for mining on the TrujilloPataz route.
  • Police have opened investigations, collected security-camera footage from victims, and deployed operations in affected areas, with no arrests reported so far.