Three inmates died and four were wounded in the Deprivation of Liberty Center located in the Fortress of the Samaná province, where a fight among the inmates.
The brawl occurred on Monday night in the Los Veteranos area of said prison, according to the General Directorate of Penitentiary and Correctional Services (DGSPC).
According to preliminary versions, the fight It was started by the inmate nicknamed “San Juan”, who mortally wounded two of his companions, not yet identified, so the prison authorities called the 9-1-1 Emergency system, whose personnel proceeded with the transfer of the inmates. freedom to the Leopoldo Pou hospital, in the province.
The DGSPC reported that the prisoner who had initiated the fight He was killed when he confronted the members of the security forces.
In the midst of the altercation, 4 other inmates involved also received injuries.
The authorities reported that “San Juan” took the lives of the two prisoners with a prison-made weapon.
The DGSPC points out in a press document that they continue to expand the investigations into the unfortunate event.
