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BREAKING NEWS! | 9 January, 2010 [ 10:46 ]

Prison Director shot to death in Lima, Peru


LivinginPeru.com
Isabel Guerra

Manuel Vasquez Coronado, Director of “Miguel Castro Castro” prison was shot to death this morning in Lima, Peru.

Police reports state that three men shot him in the head when he was leaving home, on his way to work, in the Limenian district of El Agustino.

Vasquez Coronado was immediately rushed to the National Hospital Hipolito Unanue, where he was declared dead on arrival, Radio Capital reported.

Local Police has no clues yet on the reasons or the possible suspects of the crime.

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2 Comments

# David says :
9 January, 2010 [ 17:34 ]

So hit squads patrol the streets of Lima looking up those that are in charge of upholding the law.

Assuming this man was only doing his job the laws need to be enforced all the more tightly.

# Jet says :
9 January, 2010 [ 23:37 ]

Yeah maybe one day in the distant future it will be as bad as Los Angeles or Chicago.

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