One of the murders occurred early Tuesday morning in the municipality of Mao, Valverde, where the body of young policewoman Nolvery Domedy Vanderhorst Delgado, who was shot several times by her partner, was found.

According to testimonies of residents in the area, Delgado and her boyfriend, also a member of the police force, had an argument and then the aggressor shot her with his service weapon, presumably out of jealousy.

Neighbors described Delgado, 29, as a “decent and quiet” young woman who had been living in the area for about a year, while Vladimir Heredia, 26, had only been in the house for two months.

The newspaper also said on Wednesday that another woman was found dead and with signs of violence inside a house located in the Villa Rosa Rosa sector of La Vega.

The victim was identified as Fatima Lopez Rosario, 53 years old, and Arquimedes Santos, who is accused of causing her death, is being held at the regional directorate of the National Police.

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