At least two people lost their lives and four more were injured in a shooting happened this sunday in the middle of a concert In Paraguay. One of the fatal victims is the renowned model Cristina Vita Aranda, who was the wife of Iván Torres, a soccer player from Olimpia in that country.
The incident occurred at the José Asunción Flores amphitheater in the city of San Bernardino, where a musical show called Ja’umina Fest, which was presumably attended by thousands of people and in which the presentation of the Argentine cumbia band Damas Gratis was scheduled.
The shooting, whose causes and perpetrators are still unknown, occurred when the Binomio de Oro group performed their show and also ended the life of a man that he died at the scene, and that he had not been able to be identified, according to local media versions.
Logically, the show was already suspended Vita Aranda was transferred to the National Hospital of the town of Itauguá, with “prognosis reserved”, after get hit in the head by a bullet. Hours later, the director of that health center, Yolanda González, confirmed to the ABC TV station the death of the influencer and businesswoman.
Cristina Vita Aranda, one of the victims of the tragic episode. Photo: Instagram.
The victim was the mother of three children, fruit of her relationship with the soccer player “Tito” Torres, who had a brief stint in Colón de Santa Fe In our country. The relationship between the two had ended, or at least that was what Vita Aranda had publicly announced. Anyway, lately they had spent time together, and there were those who thought of a possible reconciliation.
At the same time, based on reports from the Ministry of Health, local media reported that four people They were transferred to hospitals after suffered gunshot wounds and that his condition is stable.
In parallel, they did not rule out that it was an attack, although that version has not been confirmed by the authorities. Social networks were flooded with images of what happened in the middle of the concert, in scenes dominated by the desperation and fear of those present.
According to the Public Ministry of Paraguay, the fiscal agent of the area, Angélica Insaurralde, intervened in the case. He also reported that a work team was formed with prosecutors from the Organized Crime Specialized Unit of that same agency.
On this occasion, Ja’umina Fest brought together artists such as the Colombian group Binomio de Oro and the Argentine group Damas Gratis, among others.
The police statement
The National Police addresses the public regarding the shooting that occurred inside the “José Asunción Flores” Amphitheater, where the festival called “JAUMINA FEST” was held, resulting in death and injuries.
The procedure is carried out with the participation of the Public Ministry, criminalistics personnel and a forensic doctor. Specialized police investigation personnel are committed to finding the alleged perpetrator(s).
The Institutional Command deeply regrets the loss of life in these circumstances.
With information from EFE