DICRIM kills in operation a suspect involved in the murder of “La China” in Santiago

Santiago.-Agents of the Central Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DICRIM) killed on Thursday afternoon this Thursday in the municipal district Hato del Yaque of the province of Santiago, to Carlos Alberto Díaz, identified as one of the alleged involved in the murder of Margarita Rodríguez, 32 years old, alias “La China”, crime that occurred in Santiago during an alleged negotiation for the sale of a firearm. The operation took place around 2:00 in the afternoon, after several DICRIM patrols left from the Pastor de Bella Vista sector towards Hato del Yaque, where Díaz was finally located, who resided in Cerro de Papatín. According to preliminary investigations, Carlos Alberto Díaz was linked to the homicide of “La China,” 32 years old, and RobertHans Sánchez Tejada, her ex-partner, who were shot by several armed men while they were allegedly preparing to finalize a deal related to the sale of a firearm.

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Authorities claim that the attackers fired without a word against the victims during the encounter. The police deployment caused alarm among residents of Hato del Yaque, who reported multiple detonations and a large movement of DICRIM units in the area. “We don’t know what happened, but they said they killed one there and took him away in a bus,” declared community member Confesor Ogando Pérez, a resident of the municipal district. So far, the National Police has not offered official details about the circumstances in which Díaz’s death occurred, nor has it confirmed whether a shootout took place during the intervention. The death of Carlos Alberto Díaz occurs while authorities deepen investigations into the double murder that shook Santiago and that would be linked to criminal activities related to firearms.