On the morning of Monday, June 3, Otoniel Orozco Mendoza, 53, was shot to death in the Río Palma condominiums, in Guachipelín de Escazú, Costa Rica.
The tragic incident occurred at 7:31 am and, according to first reports, was due to a dispute over drinking water. The Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ) is in charge of determining the motive for the crime.
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Ramirez, who He carried a 9 mm caliber weapon, It was captured in a 1 minute and 43 second long video, where an initial discussion between the wives of both men about the water shut-off valve is observed.
The situation escalated until both men went out into the garden. Ramírez loaded his gun and, after an attempted hit by Orozco, fired 14 times, causing his death.
The deceased was from Matagalpa, Nicaragua, but had lived in Costa Rica for decades and was naturalized.
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Who was Otoniel Orozco Mendoza?
Otoniel Orozco Mendoza was murdered by his neighbor last Monday morning.
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The Vice President of Nicaragua, Rosario Murillo, reported that Orozco’s body was repatriated and buried in his homeland, Trujillo, municipality of Ciudad Darío. Murillo condemned the crime, attributing it to xenophobia and called for justice for Orozco’s family.
The killer was arrested at the scene and faces murder charges.
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“We only ask the Costa Rican authorities to hold a trial and for the author, who was shown to be terribly aggressive, to receive the punishment he deserves, first for being xenophobic. Central America has always been a land of migration, it is not new. How many of your relatives have lived in other Central American countries over the years? And truly we have all worked and we must work for the Mesoamerican and Central American brotherhood, that is an unforgivable crime,” said the official.
Violence crisis
According to Villalba, the conflict between Orozco and Ramírez probably escalated over time, accumulating events that culminated in the fatal outcome.
For their part, criminologist Gerardo Castaing and criminal lawyer Federico Campos indicated that there was premeditation in the crime, sinc
e the aggressor loaded the weapon before shooting. They both agreed that this case is a qualified homicide due to the excessive aggression despite the fact that Orozco was unarmed.
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*This content was rewritten with the assistance of artificial intelligence based on information from La Teja de Costa Rica (GDA) and was reviewed by a journalist and an editor.
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