Walter Pérez, as he was better known, had an electromechanical workshop at the place where he was killed; In addition, he was a skating instructor at Zacatecoluca City Hall and at El Cafetalón, Santa Tecla.
Walter was the last solution the car workshops had when they could not find a solution to an electronic problem in a vehicle, his relatives assured, while this afternoon they waited for the Institute of Forensic Medicine to deliver the remains to be covered and buried.
José Walter Ulises Pérez Aguilar was an electronic engineer, according to his relatives, and had the workshop in the same house where he lived, on Santa Cecilia Street in the Santa Anita neighborhood, south of San Salvador, where at 17:00 last Thursday it was full of bullets. of subjects riding motorcycles.
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Relatives of the victim told El Diario de Hoy that they could not find an explanation for Walter’s murder, although some media outlets claimed that he was killed because he defended another person from an assault, relatives are not sure. , although they are not, they threw him out because “he was one of those people who, if he looked at someone in danger or with problems, did not hesitate to help him,” said a relative.
Passages Santa Cecilia, Santa Anita neighborhood, where José Walter Ulises Pérez Aguilar was assassinated on Thursday. Photo Cotesía
According to sources, they were preparing for Christmas Eve at Walter’s house. Suddenly he left the house, then they heard several detonations.
Until now, the relatives thought they were rockets, until a neighbor ran to tell them that Walter had been shot. In the neighborhood it is said that before Walter was shot, they saw two well-toned vehicles wandering around the place; There are no neighboring vehicles, they said.
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Authorities not yet reviewing videos
The killers were two individuals riding motorcycles. Apparently he was shot first, the victim fled, but was followed until he finished.
Neighbors in Walter say they are surprised that because the place is quiet, there are no bloody events.
In turn, relatives say he never told them he had problems with anyone or that he was threatened.
Although the place is a territory controlled by the Revolutionary Gang 18, crime rates are very low and homicides have not been recorded for a long time, say police sources consulted.
Bandit assassinated in Usulután
Police reported the murder of an alleged gang member, which took place on Friday, at dawn, on the main street of the village of El Sitio, Puerto El Triunfo, Usulután. 18, which operates in several communities in the municipality of Puerto El Triunfo, confirmed the authorities. The service officer of the Usulután delegation explained that the gang member lived two blocks from the place where he was killed; the subject had a history of detention.
In the area where the skating engineer and instructor were killed, there are several companies that have video surveillance cameras, however, authorities said they will review the videos until the companies return to work because at the time of the crime and yesterday , they were closed for the holidays.
Some relatives expressed concern that apparently the municipal video surveillance cameras located in the main arteries such as Venezuela Boulevard or 25 Avenida Sur or on the outskirts of the Maternity Hospital have not been reviewed.
He helped many children
In addition to mechanics, Walter had a greater passion: skating. With this, I help many children and young people to avoid involvement in criminal groups and acts, following them in the practice of this sport.
In the sports complex known as El Cafetalón, in Santa Tecla, he was well known for training those who wanted to practice skating. In the same place, he had a skate rental and sale business.
He was also an instructor at the Municipal Skating School of the City Hall of Zacatecoluca, according to an obituary published yesterday by the commune in which they complained that the crime took Walter’s life.
“It simply came to our notice then. I never imagined that yesterday would be his last Joki game with the kids here in Zacate. What terrible news. See you soon, Walter, “Yami Alvarez wrote on Facebook.
“Walter Pérez, a wonderful teacher and a wonderful person, says goodbye to all students, family and friends. Sincere condolences. Who would have thought that yesterday will be the last time with our teacher “, said Ezequiel Blanco.