Guatemalan opposition deputy Julio César Portillo Paz, 35, and three National Civil Police officers were killed in an armed attack in Río Hondo. (Foto: Instagram)
Julio César Portillo Paz, a 35-year-old opposition deputy in Guatemala, and three National Civil Police officers were killed in an armed attack in the municipality of Río Hondo. The shooting occurred Friday, Nov. 6, and Portillo’s death was confirmed Saturday, Nov. 7.
Information released so far indicates that unidentified men opened fire on the vehicle carrying Portillo. The circumstances of the attack, including the identities of the attackers, were not specified in the available information.
Guatemala’s Interior Minister, Marco Antonio Villeda Sandoval, said the three officers died while returning fire. “The officers lost their lives in the line of duty while repelling a direct attack against Julio Portillo,” Villeda said.
Portillo received medical care after being wounded by multiple gunshots, but he did not survive. He underwent surgery at the health care facility where he was treated.
