Overview
- On Friday, August 7, 2026, an armed robbery near the Mercado Central left cambista Jorge Llanos Chuquillanqui dead and at least two others wounded, and police detained a Venezuelan suspect in flagrancia.
- The Quinta Fiscalía opened a preliminary probe for alleged aggravated robbery with subsequent death and ordered the removal of the body, collection of scene evidence, toxicology exams and ballistics tests on the seized weapon.
- Separately in San Martín de Porres, an empresario fired his weapon during an attempted motorcycle robbery on Avenida Universitaria, resulting in one presumed assailant killed and another wounded, and the empresario was released to face the investigation under restrictions.
- Prosecutors in the SMP case asked the court for nine months of preventive detention for Joseph B., accused of acting as a presumed accomplice, while evidence gathering continues including security-camera analysis and ballistic checks.
- Both cases show prosecutors coordinating with the PNP on witness statements and physical evidence and leave open further judicial steps as the Poder Judicial evaluates preventive detention and other measures.