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Not Even Funerals Are Safe Any More In Costa Rica

In what was to have been a quiet and solemn event, a drive-by shooting in the early hours of Friday morning at mourners inside a La Sabana funeraria (funeral home), leaving 8 people injured.

The shooting occurred at the Funeraria Vida, across the La Sabana park, in San Jose, at about 3:00 am when, several suspects in a vehicle began firing at several people who were mourning a relative who had taken his own life on Wednesday.

Authorities suspect the shooting is apparently a drug-related issue, possibly due to an apparent territorial dispute between gangs, for drug sales in the Central Valley.

At the scene, police found shells from a high-powered rifle, mostly likely an AK-47, among others.

The injured, two women and six men, and were taken to the San Juan de Dios hospital nearby in private vehicles.

 

 

This post originally appeared on QCostarica.com

Written by Q COSTARICA

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