He Wednesday October 29 became a day of tragedy for three Dominican families, when three minors were hit by bullets fired during conflicts between adults. One bullet killed, another wounded, and a third left devastating consequences.
In Puerto Platathe teenager Enmanuel David Valdez Peña13, died after being shot in the back during an argument between two men on 8th Street in the Playa Oeste sector.
At his side, a 8 year old boyidentified with the initials GMC, was also hit by a bullet in the left side. The minor was transferred to the emergency room and remains under medical attention.
Can’t move his legs
While the relatives of those two minors cried, in the Capotillo sector of the National Districta 10 year old girl She was wounded by a bullet when she was leaving her house on her way to a rehearsal.
The projectile was fired by a young man of about 20 years old in the middle of a quarrel between two other adultsaccording to preliminary versions.
The bullet lodged in the minor’s chest and according to her relatives, can’t move the legs, a diagnosis that has not been confirmed by the authorities. The girl was transferred to Marcelino Vélez for a surgical intervention.
The three bullets not only pierced bodies: they broke routinesdreams and futures. Each one left one marked family for him painhelplessness and indignation.
The National Police and the Public Ministry They investigate both events, which although they occurred in different places, share the same tragedy: the violence that takes away childhood.
