A tragic event shook the Santa Ana sector of the San Francisco de Macorís municipality, in the Duarte province, on the afternoon of Monday, September 2, when a National Police agent unleashed a violent confrontation during a game of dominoes that ended in a fatal shooting.
The officer, identified as 24-year-old Cristhofer Fuse, opened fire during an argument, killing Leonel López Alvarado and wounding two other people whose names have not yet been released. After the violent act, Fuse committed suicide by shooting himself in the head. Despite being taken to a hospital, the young officer died while receiving medical attention.

According to witnesses, the dispute began as a trivial matter but quickly escalated into a deadly altercation. The community is in shock over the incident, which has left several families devastated and the Santa Ana area in grief and confusion.
Authorities have launched an investigation to clarify the exact motives that led Fuse to commit this act of extreme violence. In the meantime, the incident has sparked an intense debate about stress management and the pressures to which members of the security forces are subjected.

This unfortunate incident highlights the need to strengthen psychological support and gun control measures among law enforcement officers to prevent situations like this from happening again. The community of San Francisco de Macorís is still waiting for more details while mourning the loss of lives in an episode that should.
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