Overview
- Roger Stev Gallegos Rodríguez, 28, was shot on Dec. 11 in Huaycán’s Gloria Grande area after arriving for what relatives say was a nonexistent children’s show.
- Witnesses reported a gunman approached the minivan as a motorcycle arrived, opened fire, and fled with an accomplice; forensic teams recovered six shell casings.
- Gallegos died after being taken to Hospital Ate Vitarte, and two members of his team were wounded and remain hospitalized, including cameraman Moisés Bardales Gómez, 22.
- Family accounts and prior complaints describe sustained extortion threats, a demand for S/50,000, shots fired at his home, and even a grenade left at the property.
- PNP homicide and extortion units seized the victim’s phone to trace who arranged the booking and are reviewing CCTV and witness statements while treating a planned ambush tied to extortion as a key hypothesis.