# Deaths of Peruvian National Police officers

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/deaths-of-peruvian-national-police-officers
> Updated: 2026-08-30T02:37:52.000Z. Sources: 15. Developments: 3.

In mid-August 2026, several Peruvian National Police officers died in separate incidents. In Nuevo Chimbote, 24-year-old Suboficial Gerson Azaña Quezada died instantly after his motorcycle was struck on the Panamericana Norte highway. In the Chala district of Caravelí, Suboficial Gustavo Humpire Portugal of the Highway Police was struck by a mototaxi during an operation on the Panamericana Sur; his family noted that poor lighting and adverse weather contributed to the accident, and heavy rains complicated the transport of his body.

On August 18, Suboficial Dangler Pérez Urteaga of the Águilas Negras squadron died from a gunshot wound inside his residence in the Comas district of Lima. While his wife, Helen Rosita Ariza Miñote, claimed the officer shot himself following a physical altercation, his father has challenged the suicide hypothesis and requested a deeper investigation.

On August 30, 21-year-old Diego Manuel Vela Rodríguez of the Trujillo Emergency Unit was found with multiple gunshot wounds, including cranial trauma, near the Mercado de Papas in Trujillo. Preliminary reports suggest he may have been attacked inside his residence and subsequently thrown from an upper floor. Criminal investigators are working to identify the perpetrators and establish a motive.

## Timeline

### 2026-08-30: Law enforcement officers killed in separate shootings in Honduras and Peru

Law enforcement officers were killed in separate shooting incidents in Olanchito, Honduras, and Trujillo, Peru, amid ongoing investigations into the motives and circumstances.

4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/law-enforcement-officers-killed-in-separate-shootings-in-honduras-and-peru

### 2026-08-21: Peru police officer dies following gunshot in Comas residence

A PNP sub-officer, Dangler Pérez Urteaga, died from a gunshot wound in Comas, Lima. Authorities are investigating his wife following a dispute, amid family challenges to the initial suicide hypothesis.

6 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/peru-police-officer-dies-following-gunshot-in-comas-residence

### 2026-08-17: Peruvian police officers die in separate traffic accidents

Two Peruvian National Police officers have died in separate traffic accidents involving motorcycles and a mototaxi on the Panamericana highways.

6 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/peruvian-police-officers-die-in-separate-traffic-accidents

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