Overview
- Police say the 24-year-old badminton player was shot while talking with friends on Avenida Luna Pizarro and later died at Hospital Dos de Mayo after the early-morning attack on Sunday, July 26.
- Officers and Criminalística processed the scene and found eight shell casings, and investigators describe two suspects who fled on a motorcycle.
- Authorities are collecting witness statements and will review nearby surveillance cameras as part of a PNP-led probe aimed at identifying the perpetrators and determining why the attack occurred.
- Roque Caycho was a rising national talent who won three medals at the 2025 Bolivarian Games and had represented Peru at junior and regional international competitions.
- National sports bodies including the Peruvian Badminton Federation, the IPD, and the Peruvian Olympic Committee have issued condolences as the investigation continues and no arrests have been reported.