In the first quarter of last year, in Uruguay there were 70 homicides, while until March 30, 2002, the figure was 98. This Wednesday it was known that the murders in Uruguay increased 40% in the first quarter of this year compared to to the same period, but from 2021.
The data of the murders that VTV Noticias accessed was in this first quarter until March 30, 1998, when in the first three months of 2021 it was 70. This week the Minister of the Interior, Luis Alberto Heber, had expressed that he had a “feeling” that homicides had increased. In the first quarter of 2020, the murders had climbed to the figure of 101.
weekend news
Toledo Boy
The Policeman investigates a shooting attack by two people against a canteen located in the area of Toledo Guy who ended up with one person dead and one injured.
The event occurred close to 8:00 p.m. this Sunday, as reported by Telemundo and confirmed by Underlined. The Police received a call alerting them to a shooting attack by two criminals against a bar located on Carrera dos and Carrera streets in Toledo Chico and that, as a result of it, two people were injured.
Several police mobiles went to the scene and found a 29-year-old man and another 52-year-old gunshot wounded. Both were taken to hospitals. The 52-year-old was transferred by people who were on the scene to the Captain Tula polyclinic where minutes later his death was confirmed. The victim, sources in the case told Underlined, had three criminal records for reception.
The other wounded man, meanwhile, was first transferred to the Malinas polyclinic where he was diagnosed with gunshot wounds to the abdomen and back. This man, later, was transferred to the Pasteur Hospital where he remains hospitalized. This person has no criminal record.
Scientific Police personnel worked at the scene and the case is being handled by police investigators from Operational Zone III of the Montevideo Police Headquarters.
Casavalle
Next at 8:00 this Monday the Policeman She went to a house located on Capitan Lacosta and Avenida Lecturas, in Casavalle, after being alerted to a homicide.
According to what was reported by sources in the case, two people came to the house of a 57-year-old man, argued and then shot him several times in the abdomen.
According to the primary information handled by the police, the victim had addiction problems and had a criminal record for a crime of theft and a crime of receiving.
Scientific Police, investigation personnel from Operational Zone III and 1st Shift Homicide Prosecutor Carlos Negros went to the scene of the crime and are working on the case.
Maldonado
A man was killed this Saturday night in Maldonado with gunshots. The victim was with another person who also had the same injuries, possessing a criminal record.
The 911 emergency service received the call that reported the presence of two wounded men on Manuel Blanes street in the La Capuera neighborhood.
Upon arrival at the scene, the officers found both inside the premises of a house, requesting the presence of a medical assistance mobile. They were transferred to the health center, while they confirmed the death of the 55-year-old man.
As Underlined learned, three vehicles were found at the scene: a Chevrolet Corsa car and a truck of the same brand, and a Hyundai HB20 car. Witnesses saw several people flee the place for the funds of the house after the shots. The Chief of Police of Maldonado, Julio Pioli, was present.
He works in the Scientific Police fact and the Investigations Area of the Maldonado Police Headquarters. The investigations are carried out by the 2nd shift Prosecutor’s Office.
June 17
A man was found dead this Saturday in the June 17 neighborhood of Montevideo. The 49-year-old victim had a criminal record.
As it was known, a call alerted the 911 emergency service at 5:00 p.m. for an injured person who was on Ernesto Pino and Camino Leandro Gómez streets. Upon arrival at the scene, the police officers confirmed the presence of a man with no apparent vital signs, for which they requested a medical emergency.
Doctors confirmed the death of the 49-year-old man. He works in the Scientific Police fact and the Zone III Investigations Area.
Colonia Nicolich
They found abandoned and burned one of the two cars used in the murder of a couple from Colonia Nicolich. The car was found near the Champion of the Century stadium and the scientific police are working on the scene.
The incident occurred this Friday, when a 27-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman were leaving their house together with their children, when, from two vehicles, they were attacked with several shots.
According to the Canelones Police Headquarters, the victims had moved to Colonia Nicolich about three or four months ago. The children of the now deceased are 10, 6 and a third between 2 and 3 years old.
Neither the man nor the woman have a record, said Victor Trezza, Canelones Police Chief, at a press conference. Among the first data they handle, Trezza reported that more than one weapon was used.
The minors, indicated from the Canarian Police, were not injured after the shooting. The man and woman died at the scene and the case is in the hands of personnel from section 28, Scientific Police and personnel from the Homicide Department.
These news from the police chronicle, are only from this weekend, and many others that do not transcend, the numbers that Heber confirmed, are from the first 3 months, but the trend already indicates that it is increasing, until when? We have the fantasy that Uruguay is a calm, serene town, but if we look at the comparative statistics with other much more densely populated societies, the numbers in these crimes in our country are frightening, we are the fifth South American country in homicide rate, and the fault does not seem to be the deceased Bonomi as the easy way seemed to indicate… Uruguay is serious, a scourge that for now has no cure.
Juan Prandi
