Gang leader gunned down at entrance to PH

Roberto Poveda alias “Chicho Cofo”, 36 years old, was murdered at the entrance to the PH South Beach, located on Calle 39, Magnolia sector, in the township of Calidonia on the afternoon of  Friday, February 10.     

The first reports indicate that two subjects fired several shots at “Chicho”, supposedly the leader of the “Los Cofos” gang of San MigueIito who was seeking refuge in the building reports La Critica.

The body of “Chicho” ended up face down at the door of the condominium building, where his relatives and acquaintances arrived and burst into tears. 
Two people who were at the scene at the time of the attack are being investigated.

His death could be related to a fight between rival gangs since a criminal group is linked to him. The authorities have launched an investigation. 

Poveda had a long criminal record that began in 2002 when he was detained for two months at the Juvenile Compliance Center in Tocumen, for the crime of robbery. Since then, he had been arrested on several occasions for gang membership, homicide, and robbery, among others.