Santo Domingo. The investigations of Public Ministry about the death of Five men in the sector La Barranquita, Santiago, They rule out the preliminary version of the National Policewhich argued that the deaths occurred during an alleged exchange of shooting.
According to autopsy reports included in the request for coercion measurement application, the Ballistic analysis and gunpowder They revealed that None of the victims fired firearms.
Also, the projectiles extracted from the bodies correspond to regulation weapons of the agents involvedaccording to the expert opinions. Similarly, toxicological analyzes established that No controlled substances were detected in the organisms of the deceased.
Hours after the event, the National Police reported that the five men who died when they faced several agents formed a structure at the service of organized crime.
He Public Ministry described the fact as a Extrajudicial execution and assured that they exist sufficient evidence that demonstrates a planned action to kill the victims and then Eliminate evidence.
The facts
Six of the eleven police officers accused of participating in the crimethe September 10, They traveled from Santo Domingo to Santiago to participate in an alleged operation linked to a case of arms trafficking.
According to the file, the accused are the Major Álvaro Paredes Paniaguahe Captain José Ignacio Gómez Rodríguezhe Second Lieutenant Antonio de los Santos Vargasthe Cabos Yohandy Encarnación and Geyser Francisco Álvarez Rodríguezand the Raso Adrián Miguel Villalona Pinedaall attached to Organized Crime Research Department and complex casesbased in the National Police Palace In Santo Domingo.
Once in Santiago, the agents met with five other police officers in the parking lot of Regional Research Subdirectoratein the Bartolomé Colón Avenue. The latter were identified as Hansel Michel Cuevas Carrasco, Socrates Fidel Happy Happy, Hairo Mateo Morillo, César Augusto Martínez Trinidad and José Octavio Jiménez Peñabelonging to the Central Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DICRIM).
After the meeting, the eleven accused agreed to move towards the Olympic Avenuenext to Crown Squarein the sector The Barranquitawhere they would allegedly perform the operation.
The police went out in three vehicles: a Toyota Hilux white truck (PP-034175 plate)a KIA RIO (A690258 plate) and a Toyota Yaris (A401356 plate). His journey was captured by the cameras of the National Emergency and Security System 9-1-1 At 2:15 in the afternoon.
At 2:21 pm, the agents arrived at the scene and positioned themselves near a commercial place. Minutes later, the victims arrived Carlos Enrique Guzmán Navarro (aka “El Charly” or “Charli Chase”), who was driving a Honda Civic Goldand José Vladimir Valerio Estévezin a Kia Blanco. Both met with three other men traveling in a Mazda Blanco.
According to the accusation, to the 2:26 pm The five men entered the parking lot of the square, at which time the police – civilized civilians – They descended from their vehicles and opened fire without mediating words.
The victims were identified as: Elvis Antonio Martínez Rodríguez (Deivito)26 years, Julio Alberto Gómez (the table)28 years, Carlos Enrique Guzmán Navarro (El Charly)40 years, Edward Bernardo Peña Rodríguez35 years and José Vladimir Valerio Estévez25 years
Agents and maneuvers to erase evidence
A witness who was at the third level of the square declared that, after the shots, Several agents went up to their home, took off their cell phone, checked what they had recorded and took the device.
The Public Ministry argues that the police They stole the DVR of nearby businesses and several mobile phones for Destroy tests and hinder research.
In the establishment Tecnópolisowned by Ramón Emilio Abreu Coronathe agents made multiple calls via WhatsAppidentifying as police and Pressing the merchant to open his business.
When Abreu Corona arrived at the place accompanied by his godmother, observed the bodies lying on the pavement and proceeded to open the place. At that time, agents They entered and took the DVR of the security cameras system.
The audience of coercion measures against the 11 agents It was postponed for the next Thursday 9 October at 9:00 am, at the request of the defenses, who requested more time to analyze the tests presented.
