NewsWhore
09-29-2006, 03:50 PM
In contrast with the Chief of Police's insistence that there hasn't been an increase in violent crime, there have been 19 deaths due to shotgun wounds in the Dominican Republic during the last five days. Diario Libre quotes statistics from the Forensic Pathology Institute that indicate that by midday Sunday 24 September, 12 people had been shot to death, whereas police reports say that a further seven died as a result of bullet wounds in Navarrete, Moca, Puerto Plata and Santiago. This represents an average of 3.8 fatalities per day. Eight of these deaths took place during "alleged" crossfire between civilians and police agents, according to the report.
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