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Peru and Argentina Probe Deadly Attacks as Investigations Accelerate

Forensic evidence now guides inquiries into suspected extortion, sexual assault or sentimental motives.

Overview

  • Peruvian authorities detained a taxi driver after a 13-year-old reported missing was found dead on Supe’s Playa Bellavista, with signs of violence and a necropsy underway.
  • Three people were killed in a late-night shooting inside a Los Olivos anticuchería, where investigators collected more than 20 casings and have not ruled out extortion, as a child witness received medical support.
  • A couple reported missing in Cusco were discovered shot dead in their San Sebastián home, with robbery preliminarily dismissed and a sentimental motive prioritized after 9 mm casings were recovered.
  • Prosecutors in Pilar say the gunmen who executed siblings over a 230,000‑peso debt are identified with active capture orders, as raids, phone seizures and a detention for concealment advance the case.
  • Police in Córdoba report a widening pattern of multi-shot street attacks and 2,488 firearms seized in 2025, with the latest case leaving a man hospitalized after at least 12 nine‑millimeter rounds were fired.