Jennifer Yulisa Chinchay Cadillo shot dead in Barranca
Jennifer Yulisa Chinchay Cadillo, a 40-year-old Peruvian businesswoman who built four restaurants and multiple enterprises in the United States, was shot dead during a robbery in Paramonga, Barranca, after withdrawing more than 15,000 soles from a bank, trome.com reported.
The Ambush in Paramonga Following a Bank Withdrawal
The 40-year-old entrepreneur had traveled back to Peru to celebrate her birthday, visit family, and construct a house for her parents. On Monday the 12th, she visited a financial institution to withdraw more than 15,000 soles. Police investigations indicate that criminals tracked her movements after she left the bank.
Jennifer was traveling in a white vehicle with a female companion. Roughly ten minutes into the drive toward Paramonga, she took a detour and parked the car. According to her mother, María Esther Cadillo, an assailant on a motorcycle approached the vehicle, dropped his helmet, grabbed the victim’s handbag, and opened fire.
“Es como si ella estuviera sentada ahí, huelo su olor de ella, como si ella estuviera saliendo de su cuarto, estuviera sentadita en el mueble. ¡Ay, señorita, es un dolor muy grande!” expresó la desconsolada mujer ante las cámaras de Domingo al Día.
Colonel PNP Wilfredo Francisco Wyngart Ferruzo, head of the Barranca Police Division, stated that Jennifer received three bullet impacts in the chest and rib area.
Arrest of a Suspect and Ongoing Police Investigation
Detectives from the Depincri Barranca unit launched an operation and captured 36-year-old Venezuelan national Kennedy Ibrahim Palacios León. Authorities identify him as a suspected member of the criminal organization known as ‘Los Desalmados del Norte Chico’.
Investigators assert that the suspect participated in trailing the victim while disguised as a mototaxist. During a search of his residence, police recovered illicit substances, explosives, ammunition, and three cellular phones. The devices are currently undergoing forensic analysis to uncover communications with other members of the criminal ring. Police state that multiple individuals took part in planning and executing the robbery.
Community Grief and Unfinished Dreams in Paramonga
Known affectionately as ‘Tita’, Jennifer left Peru at age 19 and began her career working in cleaning before scaling her business ventures to include four Peruvian restaurants, a cleaning company, and a cargo vehicle rental enterprise. Despite her success abroad, she maintained deep ties to her hometown, routinely organizing charitable toy distributions and holiday events for underprivileged children.
Su padre expresó profunda tristeza por la pérdida de su hija, cuyos padres recordaron su esfuerzo y sus logros. Meanwhile, her mother continues to keep watch over the bedroom where her daughter’s birthday dresses, perfumes, and packed suitcases remain untouched, waiting for an investigation that authorities pledge will uncover all participants in the fatal attack.