Four men were killed and another was injured during a gun battle between rival gangs of suspected drug traffickers in the Las Palmas de Herrera area of Santo Domingo at around 10pm last night, Wednesday 2 January. The men were reportedly involved in dispute over a drug sales point.
The deceased are Joan Fernando Batista (aged 24), Edwin Omar Cabrera Gonzalez (El Muerto, aged 33), Juan Misael Hernandez, aged 29, and Luis Alberto Tapia Ramos (Bembere, aged 27. The man who was injured was identified as Jose Manuel Gonzalez, aged 27.
The men who were killed were sitting at the corner when shots were fired, followed by a chase.