A violent robbery at a cell phone store resulted in the death of a female shopkeeper and one of the alleged assailants being shot dead. A second individual involved in the robbery was arrested by police officers after attempting to flee the scene on foot.
The heist took place at a store named TS Celulares, located on San José Avenue, near Julio César Riquelme Street, in the Ciudad Nueva neighborhood of this departmental capital. According to Chief Commissioner Enrique Velázquez, head of the 2nd Precinct, two assailants arrived at the scene on a motorcycle.
The business owner, Abner Josías Santacruz, resisted, which triggered a shootout. During the confrontation, the owner's partner, Fabiola Monserrath Romero, died at the scene, while one of the assailants took a few steps before collapsing dead on the sidewalk.
The second robber, identified as Arnaldo José Gómez Brizuela (19), abandoned a Kenton brand motorcycle and attempted to flee on foot but was captured by police officers about 200 meters from the scene.
Police personnel are at the location to conduct forensic work and for the removal of the bodies. As of now, the identity of the deceased assailant has not been released
