Gunman kills former Senate candidate as he carries his dog in Trujillo, Peru.
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Former Senate candidate and animal rights activist Jorge Luis Alcalde Alfaro was shot dead in Trujillo, Peru, while carrying his dog and walking toward his vehicle in a broad daylight attack captured on security video.
The killing happened on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, on Juan Pablo II Avenue, near the Liberación Social sector in Trujillo, in the La Libertad region. Local reporting placed the attack at about 00:10:30 a.m. Alcalde Alfaro, 58, had just left a nearby location and was approaching his pickup truck with a small dog in his arms when a white vehicle pulled up close to him.
The security footage shows the white car stopping near the victim. A gunman gets out, moves toward Alcalde Alfaro and opens fire at close range. The attack happens quickly, with no visible struggle or extended exchange before the shots. Alcalde Alfaro collapses beside the vehicle while still holding the dog. People nearby then move toward him after the shooter leaves the scene.
Initial reports said witnesses heard at least five shots. Other reporting described four gunshot impacts. Because the public reports differ on the exact number of rounds fired or wounds confirmed, the article does not treat a precise count as settled beyond the visible fact that the gunman fired repeatedly.
Alcalde Alfaro was taken to the Regional Teaching Hospital of Trujillo. Medical personnel later confirmed his death. Some local reports said he died on the way to the hospital, while others said his death was confirmed after arrival. The confirmed point is that he died shortly after the shooting because of the severity of the gunshot wounds.
Police and forensic personnel went to the scene after the attack. Investigators collected evidence and reviewed footage from security cameras in the area. The video became a central public record of the killing, showing the approach of the vehicle, the armed attack and the gunman’s escape.
A later development came the same day, when police from the Huanchaco station located a white Mazda that investigators believed may have been used in the killing. The vehicle was reported found around 00:7:00 p.m. during patrol work on Juan Pablo II Avenue. Reports identified the car as a white Mazda with license plate BOY-396. Its characteristics were described as matching the vehicle seen in the attack footage.
The car was placed under police custody for forensic work. Homicide and criminalistics units were notified to carry out examinations. The available reports reviewed did not confirm any arrest connected to the killing.
Alcalde Alfaro was a construction businessman and a known animal rescuer in Trujillo. He led the foundation “Tus Patas en Mis Manos,” which operated animal shelters and rescue work for abandoned dogs and cats. Reports said he had recently opened a veterinary clinic and that bags of animal food were found in his vehicle after the attack.
His dog, identified in later reporting as a rescued dog named Pelos, survived the shooting. That detail is based on later reports and the visible footage showing the animal in his arms during the attack.
Alcalde Alfaro had also entered politics with the Progresemos party. He had been a Senate candidate for the La Libertad electoral district in Peru’s 2026 general election process. An official electoral resolution published in March confirmed that the National Jury of Elections upheld his exclusion from the Senate race after finding that he omitted a prior criminal conviction from his sworn candidate résumé. That official record is separate from the homicide investigation and does not establish any motive for the killing.
The main reported investigative line centers on a targeted killing. Several reports described the attacker as a hitman, a term commonly used in Peru for contract-style shootings. Because no public official document reviewed for this article confirmed the motive or the person who ordered the attack, the motive remains attributed to the investigation and local reporting, not stated as a proven fact.
A possible extortion link emerged in later reporting. Reports said Alcalde Alfaro’s animal shelter in the El Alambre urbanization had been targeted in 2024 with an explosive device and that extortionists demanded 20,000 soles. The same reporting said intimidating messages had been left at the shelter. Those details were not found in a public police or prosecutor statement, so they are treated as reported background rather than a confirmed judicial finding.
The Progresemos party issued a statement after the killing, according to later reporting, saying Alcalde Alfaro had allegedly been the target of extortion and calling for a full investigation. That statement supports the existence of concern over extortion, but it does not prove who ordered the murder or why the gunman attacked him.
Police had not released, in the accessible public material reviewed, a confirmed identity for the shooter or any detained suspect. The strongest verified elements are the security footage of the attack, the victim’s death, his public identity as a former Senate candidate and animal rights activist, the location of the shooting, and the later police recovery of a white Mazda believed to match the car used in the attack.
News story written by DarkGore.
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