{"id":522152,"date":"2026-08-20T21:04:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T01:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/uncategorized\/young-man-dies-in-alleged-exchange-of-gunfire-with-dicrim-agents-in-mendoza\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T21:04:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T01:04:58","slug":"young-man-dies-in-alleged-exchange-of-gunfire-with-dicrim-agents-in-mendoza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/dominican-news\/young-man-dies-in-alleged-exchange-of-gunfire-with-dicrim-agents-in-mendoza\/","title":{"rendered":"Young man dies in alleged exchange of gunfire with DICRIM agents in Mendoza"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Santo Domingo East.\u2013<\/strong> A young man known as <strong>\u201cBebo\u201d<\/strong> lost his life this Thursday during an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.policianacional.gob.do\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">alleged<\/a> exchange of gunfire with members of the Central Investigation Directorate (DICRIM), in an incident that occurred on Benigno Castro Street, in the San Jos\u00e9 de Mendoza sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to accounts provided by local residents, police officers were tracking several individuals who were traveling on a motorcycle that had allegedly been reported as stolen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Residents indicated that, during the pursuit, the young men allegedly entered a home, where an exchange of gunfire subsequently took place between the suspected individuals and the responding officers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the midst of the incident, one of the young men, identified only by the nickname <strong>\u201cBebo\u201d<\/strong>, was wounded and subsequently passed away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We recommend reading: <a href=\"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/nacionales\/tiroteo-deja-muerto-herido\/\">Shootout with Police leaves one dead and one injured; they were allegedly involved in a robbery-homicide in Jacagua<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So far, the authorities have not offered a detailed official version regarding the circumstances in which the event occurred, nor have they confirmed the full identity of the deceased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The National Police and the Public Ministry are expected to expand the investigations to <a href=\"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/nacionales\/apresan-sujeto\/\">establish <\/a>how the events unfolded and determine the corresponding responsibilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santo Domingo East.\u2013 A young man known as \u201cBebo\u201d lost his life this Thursday during an alleged exchange of gunfire with members of the Central Investigation Directorate (DICRIM), in an incident that occurred on Benigno Castro Street, in the San Jos\u00e9 de Mendoza sector. 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