Guatemalan opposition lawmaker Julio César Portillo Paz, 35, and three National Civil Police officers were killed in an armed attack in Río Hondo on Friday, Nov. 6. (Foto: Instagram)
Guatemalan opposition lawmaker Julio César Portillo Paz, 35, and three National Civil Police officers were killed in an armed attack in the municipality of Río Hondo, Guatemala. The attack took place Friday, Nov. 6, and Portillo’s death was confirmed Saturday, Nov. 7.
Initial information indicated that unidentified men opened fire on the vehicle carrying Portillo. No further details about the attackers or the circumstances of the shooting were provided.
Guatemala’s interior minister, Marco Antonio Villeda Sandoval, said the three officers died while returning fire. He said they “lost their lives in the line of duty while repelling a direct attack against Julio Portillo.”
Portillo, an opposition lawmaker, was taken for medical treatment after being hit by multiple gunshots. He underwent surgery at the health facility where he was treated, but did not survive.
