Although on Monday, 21 May 2018, the National Police explained that naval spokesman Augusto Alberto Lizardo González was shot during an armed robbery as the assailants intended to steal Lizard Gonzalez’s pistol. However, according to witnesses, this was not the case. The witnesses, who do not want to be identified, have said that there were several men watching him from a vehicle.
Neighbors said that the vehicle was parked at the intersection of Privada Street with Paseo de los Indios, minutes before 8 pm when the shooting happened, The vehicle was parked in a dark area, with no lights on, and was approached by a man on a motorcycle. A man got out of the vehicle and mounted the back of the motorcycle and they rode towards the apartment of Lizardo who was there with his children.
The witnesses went on to say that Lizardo was in front of his car when one of the men aimed a gun at him and said, “Do you remember me? This is how we wanted to meet you.” There was then a struggle during which the man on the motorcycle shot twice at point blank rage, to which Lizardo tried to respond to but his firearm jammed.
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Diario Libre
23 May 2018
