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dominicantoday - 1 days ago

Increase in shootings and violent incidents in Puerto Plata is worrying

PUERTO PLATA. – Social conflicts that end in gunfire have increased in recent days in this jurisdiction, leaving a worrying number of dead and wounded, which is generating alarm among the residents of The Bride of the Atlantic . Despite preventive operations carried out by the National Police and other state security agencies, violent incidents involving firearms continue to occur with increasing frequency in various sectors of Puerto Plata. The most recent case occurred Wednesday night, when a shooting sparked panic in the Playa Oeste sector, specifically at the intersection of 8th and 12th streets. In the incident, 13-year-old Enmanuel David Valdez Peña lost his life, and an 8-year-old boy was seriously injured, after a shootout involving Luis Miguel Parra Martínez, Yorkis José Sena González (Napo), and Víctor Manuel Martínez, who [ ]


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