Local September 28, 2016 - 10:43 am

‘Mastermind’ if fatal armored truck heist vanishes

Santo Domingo.- Two weeks after the fatal armored truck heistin front of a mall in the upscale sector of Bella Vista, the authorities have noclue on the whereabouts of the main suspect sought for the murder of one of theguards and for seriously wounding another.

Police say John Emilio Percival Matos, son of retiredgeneral Rafael Percival Peña, is heavily armed, in reference to the M16 assaultrifle allegedly used to gun down one of the guards.

A source in the National District Office of the Prosecutor quotedby elnacional.com.do Wednesday morning said the investigation continues, but haveyet to receive any leads.

"We’re advancingthe investigation," was National District prosecutor Yeni Berenice Reynoso’sresponse a week ago.

Jose Guerrero, lead prosecutor in the case, Wednesday morningsaid the authorities continue daily doing their job leading to an arrest.

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