Two men who had served time for gang membership were gunned down by hitmen in  Plaza Cinco de Mayo near the  National Assembly at  2 pm  on Wednesday, September 15.

Witnesses said both men were shot in the head and the killers left the bodies on the pavement and fled in a  black pickup.

According to preliminary investigations, the deceased resided in San Miguelito and had received sentences for gang activity.

On September 4, a shooting on the Fernández de Córdoba road left two wounded, one of them seriously, who later died in hospital.

Both the police and judicial authorities justify the increase in these shootings with acts related to organized crime, especially drug trafficking.