Three bodies were discovered inside a vehicle in the community of El Pino, La Vega, and according to the local prosecutor, Aura Luz Garcia, they were executed. The victims are 17-year-old Miguel Ángel Acevedo Martínez, 15-year old Carla Mariela Fernández Martínez, and 28-year old Santo Domingo resident, Miguel Hernández Delana Rondón. The bodies of the first two were on the back seat of the vehicle and the third was found in the truck.
The bodies were taken to the National Institute of Forensic Science in Santiago for autopsy, as they showed signs of having been beaten and shot. Preliminary reports state that bullets found at the scene show at least two different types of arms were used. The medical examiner stated that the victims had died early on Sunday morning, 31 March 2019.
According to the prosecution investigation, the vehicle had been rented by Delana Rondón at a and was found near the Professor Juan Bosch trauma hospital.
Several people have been detained in connection with the investigation. The police suspect Luis Alfredo Chavez (Chino Trinitario) for the murder. Chavez operated a drug sales point in Santiago, where the three were supposedly murdered.
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El Dia
El Dia
2 April 2019