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2 clusters · 3 sources · 13 days · First seen · Last updated

Violence and crime in Peru

Overview

Recent reports from Peru highlight several violent incidents involving young men. In Arequipa, a 29-year-old Venezuelan migrant was seriously injured after being stabbed multiple times in the chest during a robbery near the Grau Bridge.

Later, two separate fatal incidents were reported. In Arequipa, an 18-year-old Venezuelan national was shot multiple times in the José Luis Bustamante y Rivero district. His father reported that the victim had received violent threats in recent weeks. In Huancayo, a 21-year-old university student was fatally stabbed during a suspected robbery in the San Antonio neighborhood, allegedly while attempting to intervene when suspects wearing masks stole a mobile phone.

Entities

Public Ministry of Peru · Honorio Delgado Hospital · Arequipa · Peru · National Police of Peru

Timeline

  1. [CRIME] 3 sources
    Violence in Peru: Two young men killed in separate incidents

    Two young men were killed in separate violent incidents in Peru: an 18-year-old shot in Arequipa and a 21-year-old university student stabbed during a suspected robbery in Huancayo.

  2. [CRIME] 4 sources
    Arequipa, Peru: Venezuelan migrant stabbed during robbery

    A Venezuelan migrant, Yanderson Gonzales, was stabbed three times in the chest in Arequipa, Peru, after attempting to help a stranger borrow his cellphone.

Sources

diariocorreo.pe · espiganoticias.net · linkdigital.pe