Hotel La Gran Mansión, a small hotel located in the Gazcue area of Santo Domingo, was assaulted on Monday around 10:30 pm. The assailants stole a watch, and a chain from the owner but had to leave without the money they had expected to find, but didn’t. The assailants were described as three young well-dressed men who arrived in a Mitsubishi Montero jeep. La Gran Mansion is located at Calle Danae corner Lea de Castro. Marrero lives on the premises. At the time of the assault, four French tourists were staying there. The Cuban-American hotel owner, Raymond Marrero, suffered a superficial gunshot wound. His dog, though, was shot by the assailants and died. Hoy newspaper reported that the assailants left when they could not find any cash on the premises. They took with them the car of the owner’s son, but abandoned it nearby.
