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Agentes policiales de espaldas junto a un vehículo oficial en una calle de un complejo habitacional caribeño al atardecer
Operativo policial urbano en un complejo habitacional del Caribe, imagen alusiva a la intervención en Las Charcas, Santiago. · Imagen generada por EPM

Alleged suspect dies after police intervention in Santiago

Ramon Antonio Jaquez Torres died after a police intervention in Las Charcas, Santiago, according to the official report, in an operation over an alleged…

--- The context --- Ramon Antonio Jaquez Torres, known as “Changa”, died on the afternoon of Friday, October 23, at the Las Charcas housing project, in the southern area of Santiago province. According to the official report, he was one of the alleged participants in an alleged armed assault against a woman and her daughter, during a month of rising deaths in police operations. --- The facts --- Preliminary information from the authorities indicates that officers were following a robbery complaint when they located the man. The police version holds that the man opened fire on the officers when they tried to detain him, that the officers responded to the shots and that he was wounded. He was then taken to a health center, where he died while receiving medical care, according to the official report. The complaint that led to the search states that two people intercepted a woman and her daughter, whom they allegedly threatened with a firearm. The victims reported the theft of a laptop computer, a wallet with documents and bank cards, 1,600 Dominican pesos in cash and several cell phones. Authorities reported recovering part of the lost items and seizing a Glock pistol, series FFV494, with a magazine, two capsules and another round in the chamber. --- The positions --- The institution stated that the weapon had no documentation and that it presumes it was used during the assault. Phones that would be part of the stolen items also remained in custody, along with a red X1000 motorcycle, model CG, which according to the preliminary investigation allegedly served for the movement of the alleged assailants. Brayan Alexander Vazquez, 26, was detained in the case, identified by authorities as the other alleged person involved in the robbery. --- What remains unknown --- Investigations continue to determine the precise circumstances of the intervention and to establish possible criminal responsibilities. The body of Jaquez Torres was sent to the National Institute of Forensic Sciences, where the required procedures will be carried out, as reported. Until that work is complete, the alleged character remains for both men identified, and the only version released about the exchange of fire is the official one. --- Unanswered questions --- What independent evidence confirms that the deceased fired first at the officers? What will the forensic examination establish about the intervention at Las Charcas? What guarantees will Brayan Alexander Vazquez, 26, have so that his alleged participation is established with evidence and not only with the initial identification? --- EPM analysis --- The case cannot be understood in isolation. In the first days of October, available records counted at least 20 deaths in police interventions, after September closed with 55 deceased, one of the highest monthly figures of the year. Authorities usually link these cases to searches for alleged homicides, robberies, armed assaults and motorcycle theft, and in most released files the Police holds that officers responded to armed attacks. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, no complaint, however serious, can turn an intervention into an anticipated sentence. The woman and her daughter deserve full justice for the alleged assault reported, and that justice is only solid if the Las Charcas intervention is clarified with verifiable evidence, with the complete forensic examination and with respect for the presumption that protects even a man who dies under accusation. When at least 20 deaths accumulate in a few days, each file demands reinforced transparency, because without it public trust erodes even if the official version is true.
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