According to preliminary information, the victims were attacked by alleged gangs in the area and died while being taken to Zacatecoluca Hospital.
A double homicide was committed this Sunday afternoon on Els Blancs beach, located in Sant Lluís La Ferradura, La Pau department.
According to preliminary police information, two couples arrived at the beach, and when they were about to withdraw they were intercepted by alleged gangs. The two men were seriously injured, the two women were unharmed.
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Rescue orders reported that two victims died when they were taken to Zacatecoluca Hospital.
So far the identities of the dead and the mobile phone are unknown.
The double homicide adds to a series of violent deaths that have occurred in recent weeks. El Salvador closed 2020 with 1,322 homicides, which meant an average of 20 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants.
In 2019 it accumulated 2,398 homicides, 36 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants.
The Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) and Barrio 18 gangs, among others, have about 70,000 members in El Salvador, more than 17,000 of them imprisoned, and engage in extortion, drug trafficking and other illegal activities. .