Overview
- Four assailants attacked the manager of the André fuel station in San Sebastián at midday and stole about 10,000 soles after striking him with a gun butt.
- Police responded to a citizen alert, pursued the suspects, and captured two after their vehicle crashed near the Vía Evitamiento by the Huatanay River, while two accomplices escaped on foot.
- Carlos Álvarez, 50, and Farbil Flores, 40, were detained, with authorities noting prior records and that Flores is from Arequipa.
- Officers recovered up to four firearms discarded during the escape, which have been sent for ballistic and forensic analysis.
- Investigators are examining two vehicles bearing plates X5G-303 and F1L-291, report indications of possible stolen or cloned plates, and say the stolen cash has not been recovered.