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Panama: Jesús Alemán, Candidate for Representative, Shot Dead

On Sunday evening, an attack at a sports field in Juan Díaz resulted in the death of representative candidate Jesús Alemán. At least seven people were injured. Police are searching for the perpetrators, and the prosecutor's office is investigating the motive for the attack.


Panama: Jesús Alemán, Candidate for Representative, Shot Dead

He was declared dead at 5:30 PM. The shooting also left at least seven people injured, including men, women, and a minor, with impacts to their legs, back, collarbone, and other parts of the body. All of them made their way to medical centers on their own, where it was reported that they remain stable. Following the incident, police units arrived at the scene, confirmed the situation, and deployed an operation in the area to find those responsible, who have not yet been apprehended. The case is in the hands of the Homicide and Femicide Prosecutor's Office, which is investigating this new act of armed violence and trying to clarify whether the attack was targeted or indiscriminate.

Several armed individuals, traveling in several cars, arrived on Sunday afternoon at a sports field in Juan Díaz, Ciudad Radial, and opened fire on the people present in the area. The attack killed the candidate for representative, Jesús Alemán. The attack occurred at 4:55 PM, during a sporting event, with no prior police presence reported. According to reports, the attackers were in a blue Changan, a gray Toyota Hilux, and a luxury Prado SUV, from which they fired multiple shots before fleeing. Witnesses stated that the shots were not aimed at a single person, but at everyone in the field, although this will be determined by the investigations. Alemán, who was a candidate for representative in Juan Díaz and a convention member of a political party, received several gunshot wounds, allegedly around seven, including one to the chest, and was taken to the emergency room of J.J. Vallarino Hospital.