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La Molina Shuts Scencia Venue After Salsa Concert Brawl

Officials blame deficient security for a brawl that spread from the venue to the street.

Overview

  • The municipality imposed two sanctions of 2 UIT each, reported as S/10,700 per fine, for exceeding operating hours and failing to ensure safety.
  • The fight began inside during the early morning, moved onto nearby avenues, and involved roughly 20 people according to initial accounts.
  • Security footage shows attendees hurling objects and trading blows, leaving several injured, with multiple participants appearing intoxicated.
  • Police and municipal teams intervened near the Santa Felicia station, yet no arrests were reported in the La Molina incidents.
  • Separately in La Victoria, rival groups clashed in Parque Francisco Graña using knives and bombardas, one person was detained, and residents demanded stronger preventive policing.