Overview

• Masked gunmen entered the Olivos barbershop near block 4 of Avenida Sáenz Peña on Friday night and opened fire while the artist known as ‘Malianteo’ was getting a haircut.
• Two people were wounded—a friend identified as 23-year-old Miguel Ángel Portillo and a young girl reported as the singer’s sister—and remain hospitalized at Hospital Nacional Daniel Alcides Carrión with a reserved prognosis.
• Officers secured the scene and forensic teams documented evidence, including up to 12 bullet casings and a Chucky doll associated with the performer’s social-media persona.
• Witnesses reported that Danós had a heated confrontation minutes before the shooting; authorities have not announced arrests or a confirmed motive.
• The killing echoes recent shootings of urban artists in Lima and Callao, including cases involving ‘Yerzi’ in 2024 and ‘26is’, ‘Louis Producer’ and ‘Baby Flow’ in 2025; hours before his death, Danós posted on Instagram withdrawing from a collaboration, a detail not tied by police to the crime.