Four Suspects Responsible for Murder of Detective and Father Killed by CICPC
The director of the Cicpc, Douglas Rico, announced on Tuesday that the four individuals responsible for the murder of detective Rafael Manuel Arias Torres (23) and his father Rafael Antonio Arias Rojas (51) have been killed. The murder took place in the Las Lajitas sector, Río Verde – La National Highway. Fe, Finca La Zarazeña, San Francisco de Tiznado parish, Julián Municipio Ortiz municipality, Guárico state, on July 13, 2023.
According to reports, the victims were subdued by criminals who had entered the farm where the official’s father worked. The individuals noticed that Arias Torres was a detective and kidnapped them, taking them to the Las Lajitas – La Fé national highway, where they were shot multiple times, resulting in their immediate deaths.
After several months of technical-scientific work, the whereabouts of Henry José Corro Torrealba, alias “El Tierra,” Freddy García Lugo, nicknamed “Pelón,” and two other men, including one with the alias “El Chino,” were discovered. When the subjects realized the presence of the police commissions, they fired multiple shots and threw a grenade, causing a confrontation. The individuals were injured and taken to the city’s Central Hospital, where they died after admission. The case has been handed over to the Public Ministry.