The Swiss economist Miguel Gonzalezexecutive director of the brokerage house Firmus Financial Inc.died after a firearm attack recorded on Wednesday, April 15, in the Llano Bonito sector, in Panama City.
According to official information from the National Policethe event occurred at 11:39 amwhen unidentified individuals shot at the vehicle that González was driving, a gray Kia Sportage. The executive received four gunshot wounds: one on the back, two on the left thigh and one on the hip with entry and exit.
González, 60, was taken by ambulance to Saint Michael the Archangel Hospitalwhere a doctor pronounced his death at 12:25 pm The authorities coordinated with the Homicide Prosecutor’s Office to remove the body.
Reports released the same day indicated that the attack occurred near the access to the South Corridor. Preliminary versions indicate that two vehicles followed the businessman and, upon reaching 17th Street, their occupants fired multiple shots, causing him to lose control of the car and collide with a power line pole.
Experts of the Public Ministry They collected more than 15 firearm casings at the scene, which reinforces the hypothesis of a direct attack. So far, no arrests linked to the case have been reported.
González had more than three decades of experience in the international financial sector. He was co-founder and CEO of Firmus Financial and maintained a license as a main executive and broker in Panama since 2015, granted by the Superintendence of the Securities Market.
The economist graduated in Economics and Law at the University of Genevain Switzerland. He began his career in banking at Compagnie de Gestion et de Banque Gonet and subsequently held positions as vice president and director at Pictet Bank & Trust Ltd. in Nassau, Bahamas.
For 14 years he was part of Syz & Co. Bank and Trust Ltd.where he served as general director and member of the boards of directors of group companies. In addition, he participated in financial sector organizations in the Bahamas and was a member of the Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners.
had at least 11 years of residence in Panamawhere he developed activities in the stock market and maintained operations from Costa del Este.
The homicide occurred one day after the Government announced the deployment of 900 police units in areas of Panama, Colón and San Miguelito, which are concentrated near the 70% of the murders recorded so far this year, according to official figures.
