Pierre Panduro sentenced to 35 years for murder of singer Paul Flores

The First Collegiate Criminal Court of the Lima East Court has sentenced Pierre Panduro Verástegui, known as ‘El Italiano’, to 35 years in prison for the murder of singer Paul Flores. Panduro was identified as the material author of the gunshots fired at a bus carrying the members of the cumbia group Armonía 10 on March 16, 2025, in Lima.

In addition to Panduro’s sentence, the tribunal handed down prison terms to four other accomplices based on their varying degrees of responsibility. Ángelo Piero Velásquez Moreno and Mariano Altamirano Ramos were each sentenced to 16 years, while Jesús Acosta Jaramillo and Jorge Roy Reyes Miranda received 15-year sentences.

The attack occurred in the early hours of March 16, 2025, as the musical group was traveling through Lima following a performance. Paul Flores, also known as ‘El Ruso’, succumbed to his injuries hours after the shooting, an event that caused significant public outcry in Peru.