Peru - Man Shoots Accomplice During Botched Robbery

tiito · #1 ● 03-23-2022, 01:16 PM

Armed man mistakenly shot his accomplice during a frustrated robbery of a delivery man . The event, recorded by security cameras , occurred on the night of Monday, March 21, 2022, in the Hualmay district, in Lima, Peru .
In the video broadcast by the media outlet 'América Noticias', it can be seen when at 8:53 p.m., the victim , a motorized delivery man, remains parked with his vehicle next to the sidewalk on Mariátegui street while the two alleged thieves They are approaching him from behind.

Seconds later, the housekeeper is intercepted by both young people and pointed at by one of them, who is wearing a balaclava to avoid being identified . Both alleged criminals try to snatch the motorcycle key, but a struggle with the delivery man occurs.

The armed man hits the victim 's head with the butt of the gun , when a shot escapes him by mistake and hits his accomplice; who falls to the ground due to the impact of the projectile , which injured him at the height of the left eye. The criminal's death was instant.

Immediately, the other alleged thief flees the place running and leaves his accomplice on the pavement. Meanwhile, the victim of the frustrated assault calls the authorities .

The dead young man was identified as R. M, 27, a former worker who made homes , indicated the aforementioned media.

Agents of the National Police and representatives of the Public Ministry arrived at the scene and verified this morning the transfer of the body to the morgue of the Huacho hospital.