The Judicial Investigation Organization is investigating a 38-year-old Jamaican citizen’s death. His last name was Charles and he died on Monday after being shot several times.
The incident occurred at 9:00 am outside a cafe located in Tres Ríos, where the victim apparently worked as a cook. Charles was about to open the place when at least 2 men arrived and shot him several times. The men men fled.
The Judiciary confirmed that the man was at the Semi institutional Care Center of Cartago, where he was serving a six-year-old sentence for violating the Psychotropics Law. However, due to a penitentiary benefit, he was released from La Reforma on May 11th and he was part of the Social Furlough system.
The OIJ is investigating the case.