Attacker kills a man who came in defense of two women during a robbery in Río Piedras

Police say a man was murdered in a robbery reported yesterday at 8:50 pm in the Banco Popular parking lot on Luis Muñoz Rivera Avenue in Río Piedras.

According to the news report, a woman at the bank’s ATH was depositing money with a friend when a person with a firearm approached her and announced the attack.

“Immediately afterwards, the companion of theirs, who was in a Nissan Máxima vehicle, blue, year 2004, along with a child under 8 years old, noticed the situation and when he came to their aid, the attacker forced him shot in the chest. The man identified as Rubén Cabrera Aparicio, 54, a resident of San JuanHe was taken to San Francisco hospital and referred to Río Piedras Medical Center, where Dr. Pérez confirmed his death, ”said the uniformed communication.

In connection with these events, a white Ford Fiesta bus, built in 2014, was hit by a bullet in the right rear window passing through the place in the direction of Cupey. In addition, a .40 caliber cap was on site.

Agent Cordero assigned to the Homicide Division of the San Juan Criminal Investigation Corps and Prosecutor Omar Domínguez investigated the events.

With this violent death, the total number of murders so far this year has risen to 514, which is down 91 from last year up to the date last year when the number was 605.