The National Civil Police (PNC) broad details of the Armed attack recorded in zone 1 of the capital, where five people died, including two minors.
The armed incident was recorded on Saturday, April 26 in a sale of liquor in the 15th “A” street and 11 avenue, zone 1 capital.
“It is important to mention that three of those killed in the armed attack in Zone 1 have a history,” said the PNC.
“Marvin Danilo Argueta Racancoj, this person was a collaborator of the gang of neighborhood 18 and Coordinator of all pirates of zone1; It has 12 income to jail and with 16 background, including drug possession, consumption, drug trafficking, illegal carrying of a firearm and others, ”according to the PNC.
“Willian Aguilar Grijalva has two background for fight and lacking against general interest population. José Vicente Aguilar Grijalva, records an antecedent for driver responsibility,” added the PNC.
In that sense, the PNC indicated that it continues with the development of preventive operations in Stores, grocery stores and businesses that under sales of daily consumer products, operate outside the legal margins by selling alcoholic beverages and even drugs.
“We deeply regret the recent armed event where a minor lost his life and other people. This tragedy reminds us of the urgent need to continue working in a coordinated manner with municipal and judicial authorities to identify, sanction and close those businesses that represent a danger to society,” said the PNC.
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He stressed that, in response to these situations, the general director of the PNC, David Custodio Boto, has issued instructions for the strengthening of multisectoral, inter -institutional operations where they work in a coordinated manner with judges of municipal affairs, personnel of the Public Ministry, and other institutions to verify compliance with the law in these establishments.
According to the PNC, many of these businesses do not have authorization to sell liquor, but they still do, “generating risk and violence points, especially at night schedules.”
“We know that some citizens have expressed disagreement for the closures of stores and other businesses; however, it is important to emphasize that this work has a clear objective: safeguarding lives and reducing the acts of violence that innocent victims have charged, including children. It is not about closing businesses by whim, but about enforcing what the law dictates,” said the police institution.
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#Incidentarado 15 street “A” and 11 Avenida Zone 1, City
Place where several victims result in this armed attack. Officer Rafael Zúñiga provides details pic.twitter.com/vh4z2qcey0– Municipal Firefighters (@bomberosmuni) April 26, 2025
National Civil Police report:
That reinforces actions to prevent violent facts in businesses that operate outside the law pic.twitter.com/oassgs7nry
– PNC of Guatemala (@pncdeguatemala) April 27, 2025
The deceased add up
The San Juan de Dios General Hospital this Sunday, April 27, updated the information and indicated that, Of the six people admitted to the armed attack, three died from the seriousness of the wounds. With these deaths, They add eight the dead derived from violence.
Of the other three victims it was reported that they left the operating room and are in recovery.