September 1, 2024, 11:49 PM
September 1, 2024, 11:49 PM
Sebastián Marset’s partner is the one injured in a shootout that took place on Sunday night in La Enconada. According to unofficial reports, he is Erland Ivar García, alias ‘El Colla’, who was released by Judge Primo Flores, according to a statement published by the Ministry of Government.
“We regret the events that occurred today, as a result of the real danger to society that, we warned, the accused represented,” the statement said.
The incident occurred at the end of the afternoon on Sunday, September 1, in the road between Cotoca and Pailas, at the entrance to the La Enconada community.
Early research indicates that lThe gunmen were in a black pickup truckwho intercepted and shot at the vehicle in which ‘El Colla’ and another occupant were travelling, who died. The vehicle in which the attackers were travelling is being searched for in the area.
In its statement, the Ministry of Government reported that Erland Ivar García ‘El Colla’ was arrested by the Police on August 5. However, it indicates that the judge who was conducting the process, Primo Flores, and the members of the criminal courts of Santa Cruz They were favoring this defendant with several resolutions with which he was granted house arrest.
He also states that on June 20, the judge Gladys Alba, of the First Criminal Chamber, denied the appeals of the Ministry of Government and ratified the house arrest without police escort. Finally, at the end of last July, Judge Primo Flores granted freedom to ‘El Colla’‘, who was reportedly injured in the shooting in the last few hours.
For this reason, the Ministry of Government is asking the Council of the Judiciary to investigate ex officio the administrators of justice who benefited the alleged partner of Sebastián Marset.
After the incident, the injured man was taken to the hospital in Cotoca. William Catorceno, Secretary of Health of Cotoca, indicated that two patients with gunshot wounds arrived at the Virgen de Cotoca Municipal Hospital, one of them dead. The ages of both fluctuate between 30 and 35 years, according to the doctor.
He added that the The injured man was referred to a clinic in the capital of Santa Cruz.
“The person who lost his life has approximately seven bullet wounds. and the patient who was referred has approximately five bullet wounds,” Catorceno explained.
Regarding the care he received at the Cotoca hospital, he indicated that He was given the necessary first aid and emergency care. However, the The injured man was in critical conditionsince the bullets he had received were inside the thoracic cavity
Regarding the deceased person, the Secretary of Health indicated that he was taken to the morgue of the same hospital in Cotoca, so that a legal autopsy can be performed.
