Road rage shooter stays jailed

The Superior Court of Appeals of the First Judicial District of Panama has ruled legal the provisional arrest of a man, 37, involved in a June 19  incident that left two people wounded by a  firearm on Calle Omar Torrijos.

The court’s decision came after the magistrates analyzed a corrective habeas corpus presented by the defense lawyer of the detainee.

According to the Judiciary, the driver was arrested for the alleged “commission of the crime of possession of a weapon, to the detriment of Nelson Aguirre and his wife Denis De Los Ríos.”

The incident, following a verbal confrontation over driving irregularities.  was recorded on video by another motorist.