Cochabamba: Chilean citizen gunned down in broad daylight

  A 46-year-old Chilean citizen was attacked by a man, presumably also a foreigner, who shot him four times in different parts of his body. The police presumes that there are other people involved in this case.

The departmental commander of the Police, Rubén Lobatón, informed that a man of Chilean nationality who used crutches to move around with his partner was getting into his vehicle after leaving a micro-market on América Avenue between Héctor Cossio and Washington Streets. When the victim entered her vehicle and while the woman was surrounding the van, a man appeared to directly fire five shots: four in the man's body and one in the vehicle.

In the images of the security cameras of the businesses, it is observed -before the shots were fired- two subjects walking seconds after the victim, together with her partner, was leaving the micro-market. One had a helmet and a backpack, while the other only had a backpack.

Lobaton said that plan "Z" was activated to find this or other subjects who participated in this attack against the Chilean. The investigations have already begun and with the support of the security cameras of the neighboring properties it will be possible to catch the alleged perpetrators of the bloodshed. According to witnesses who were there when the bloodshed occurred, everything was quiet as usual, until they heard a scream and gunshots; they did not leave out of fear, but they did see the woman (wife of the Chilean), trembling and nervous.

"It was all normal, until I heard gunshots. I got scared, I was afraid. It was gunshots and I did not go out or help, I stayed and hid", was the account of one of the witnesses. 

Unofficially it is known that the health of the Chilean is delicate due to the fact that the bullet impacts compromised organs that complicate his recovery. The wounded man was taken to the María de los Ángeles clinic, where he underwent surgeries to save his life; however, he lost his left eye due to the bullet impact. The police authority indicated that the case is under investigation. There are several hypotheses, among them, a settling of scores.