The prosecutor’s office in Lima, Peru, has begun an investigation into the death of a protester by bullets during incidents with the police last Wednesday night, when they were all injured 113 people84 police officers and 29 civilians, according to the latest tally released by the authorities, yesterday Thursday.

Thousands of people, responding to a collective call Gen Ztook part in a mobilization, initially peaceful, before the incidents broke out, expressing their rejection of the Peruvian political order as a whole and their protest against the rapid increase in crime in the Andean country.

The security crisis in Peru is believed to have been a catalyst for the processes that led to the impeachment of former president Dinas Bolluarte by Congress. The president of the Peruvian parliament until last week Jose Jeri, 38 years old, he succeeded her as provided for in the Constitution and will govern until the elections of April 2026.

In a statement, the prosecution stated that it seeks to “ascertain the circumstances” of death by his bullets Eduardo Ruiz, 32 years old. He ordered “to gather audio-visual material and ballistic evidence in the area where the incident took place in the context of serious human rights violations.”

The non-governmental organization National Coordinating Committee for Human Rights(CNDDHH) emphasized that Eduardo Ruiz “he was hit by a plainclothes policeman’s gunfire.”

Seventeen people were arrested and “22 police officers are hospitalized,” according to statements by a police officer, Gen. Maximo Ramirezon radio station RPP.