A taxi driver died after being shot several times while he remained aboard his vehicle that was parked, a few meters from his home, on a street parallel to the intersection of San Felipe and Trapiche avenues, a border area between the districts of Commas and Carabayllo. The crime occurred on the morning of this Monday, July 13.
A taxi driver died after being shot several times while he remained aboard his vehicle that was parked, a few meters from his home, on a street parallel to the intersection of San Felipe and Trapiche avenues, a border area between the districts of Commas and Carabayllo. The crime occurred on the morning of this Monday, July 13.
Video records shooting attack against a man outside a nightclub in Comas. (Photo: El Comercio / Reference)
The homicide was recorded by neighborhood security cameras. In the images, an individual wearing a white hooded sweatshirt is seen stealthily approaching the taxi driver’s car. He pulled out a firearm and directly fired at least three shots at the driver’s window and then fled the scene along the sidewalk.
During the first investigations and inspection of the vehicle by the National Police, an extortionate manuscript left by the murderer prior to his escape was found. Police sources revealed that the text demanded an alleged “alignment” of the deceased transporter and bore the signature of a criminal gang calling itself ‘The Mexicans’.
According to preliminary information, Vargas Castillo would allegedly be linked to quota collection and commercial extortion in the area. Photo: Joseph Angeles/@photo gec
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The note has been key for the main line of investigation to point to an alleged case of extortion in the form of charging quotas from transporters in the northern area of Lima. The corresponding investigations were delegated to the Carabayllo Depincri headquarters, a specialized unit that is in charge of processing physical and ballistic evidence, as well as analyzing surveillance videos to determine the identity of the perpetrator of the crime.
