Two municipal police officers were injured by gunshot wounds and a state agent was run over in an incident on Baldorioty de Castro Avenue near the Embassy Suites Hotel.
As confirmed by the police to Metro, it cannot yet be confirmed whether an officer has died from the injuries sustained.
On the other hand, it is also believed in unconfirmed information that one of the attackers faked his death to flee the site.
Neighbors in the area reported a heavy shooting on social media in connection with the incident that is still under investigation.
Traffic in the direction of Carolina on the aforementioned avenue is heavy.
Two subjects are said to have been involved in the shooting.
This is news in development.
@WapaTV @RTLnews Baldorioty de Castro pic.twitter.com/JbMc3r38PC
– Jorge Luis Valle (@ jorge_valle88) January 11, 2021
This is how the intense shooting in which 3 police officers were injured in Carolina was heard. The attacker is searched after leaving the scene.
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– Pedro Martínez (@pmartinezvelez) January 11, 2021