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Security guard killed at restaurant at end of shift in Santo Domingo
A security guard was stabbed to death at a restaurant in Santo Domingo while trying to remove a suspect from the bathroom.
Santos Klever López López, 61, is a security guard who was killed around midnight on June 28 at a restaurant located between Abraham Calazacón Avenue and Río Zamora Avenue in Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, while trying to remove a man from the restaurant's bathroom. The suspect fled the scene after committing the crime and remained at large at press time.
Guard killed: The attack occurred at the end of his shift
It was around 11:50 p.m. and the restaurant was preparing to close. Santos López, a security guard with more than 35 years of experience, was on his second day assigned at the location when a man entered the bathroom. According to witnesses and family members, López went to the bathroom to ask him to leave. Minutes later, screams and struggles were heard. Some employees were still at the scene, but no one managed to help him in time.
The attacker attacked him with a sharp-edged weapon, stabbing him several times in the head, neck, and chest, causing a bloody scene. When paramedics arrived, they could only confirm that the guard was murdered.
Family of slain guard demands justice for crime
Alejandra López, the victim's daughter, tearfully recounted that her father was "a calm, well-known, and helpful man." She said the family arrived at the scene shortly after the crime, but were not allowed to enter or given any clear information.
"My father dedicated his life to security. They sent him to that position two days ago. How is it possible they killed him like that?" she complained. She also confirmed that the alleged attacker was a man known in the area for begging for food. The family lives in the 30 de Junio cooperative and is planning the wake at the coliseum in the same area. The burial will be at the Central Cemetery. He leaves behind six orphaned children.
Authorities are investigating and searching for the suspect.
The National Police transferred the body to the Santo Domingo Forensic Center. The scene was sealed off by Criminalistics. So far, no arrests have been made. However, intelligence units have been activated to locate the suspect. Security cameras and testimonies from those present are being analyzed.
A psychopath on the loose: the fear of a community after the murder of a guard
The family fears that the crime will go unpunished. "My father is one of many in this country whose life is taken and nothing happens. Today it was my father, tomorrow it could be yours," said Alejandra. Customers at the restaurant also expressed their dismay at the murder of the guard. "He opened the door for me minutes ago. He was polite, kind... he didn't deserve this," said one of them.
López worked for more than three decades in private security services, including at Plaza Wilson. López was separated but lived with his children, who today mourn his passing. Now, his story joins the list of victims of a violence that does not give respite (31).
