Santo Domingo Oeste.– The Santo Domingo Oeste Regional Directorate (SDO) of the National Police reported thatThat a major from the institution voluntarily surrendered after being identified as allegedly responsible for the death of a man identified as Enrique Vladimir Mercedeswhose body was found last Saturday night in the November 6th Avenue.
The institution specified that the officer was placed at the disposal of the Public Ministry for the corresponding legal purposes, while investigations are deepened with the purpose of clarifying the circumstances in which the event occurred.
According to the version offered by the superior officer Willy Bonifacio Oliverinstructor at the Police Training School in Hatillo, San CristobalAt around 11:00 at night, he was traveling on his motorcycle when he observed an individual riding another motorcycle with the front light off.
He reported that, after noticing the situation, he accelerated his march, but was followed by the stranger, who allegedly ordered him to stop and fired a shot that hit between his feet. He indicated that he managed to move away to avoid being injured and that, in the middle of the incident, he used his service weapon, firing a shot that hit the individual in the right side.
Subsequently, the police major left the scene and appeared before his superiors to report what happened.
According to the preliminary report, a gun, a motorcycle without documents, a cell phone and two 9 millimeter caliber shell casings were seized next to the body, evidence that is part of the investigative process.
Residents of the surrounding area pointed out that the November 6th Avenue It has poor lighting in some sections, a situation that – according to reports – has been taken advantage of by criminals to commit assaults and other criminal acts. In this sense, community members called on the competent authorities to reinforce patrols and improve public lighting in the area.
The authorities reiterated that the case remains under investigation and that action will be taken in accordance with the results of the investigations and what is established by law.
