Global Courant 2023-05-14 03:10:45
The Departmental Municipal Firefighters report that this Saturday, May 13, an armed attack was registered at kilometer 54 of the route in zone 2 of Chimaltenango, route to San Martín Jilotepeque.
They added that three men were shot dead at the scene, two inside a vehicle and the third on the road.
Two men were also injured in the attack and were taken to a nearby hospital.
According to preliminary information, unknown persons fired at the occupants of a farm truck and killed the people.
Due to the armed incident, the passage through that road to San Martín Jilotepeque was closed, one of the deceased was already on the road.
Agents of the National Civil Police are already at the scene awaiting the Public Ministry for the corresponding proceedings.
The identity of the victims and the motive for the act of violence are unknown.
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Armed attack is recorded at km 54 route to San Martín Jilotepeque, zone 2 of Chimaltenango.
Elements of @ASONBOMDGT Two injured people were transferred to the Chimaltenango National Hospital, where 3 men died, two inside a vehicle and one on the road. pic.twitter.com/Ljx6etFzAQ
– BDepartamentales (@ASONBOMDGT) May 13, 2023