Gunfight in Downtown San José

San Jose leaders confirmed on Wednesday that the May 5 celebrations will take place with public safety as a priority. District 5 councillor Peter Ortiz said they assessed the situation in the face of the migration climate, but decided to keep the event because of its significance for the Latino community. “In San Jose, no raids have been carried out, but rather ICE arrests of specific people, and if we let fear keep us locked in, then we are all…

Gunfight in Downtown San José

QCOSTARICA — A new violent incident in a known hotel in San José, on Cale 8 and Avenida 7, where the Fuerza Publica (national police) and the Municipal Police of San José, had to intervene Tuesday morning. A security camera captured the moment when a gunfight between motorcyclists who shot at the hotel and a guest in the same room being targeted responded with gunfire. Authorities assume the incident is related to drug activities. “It is related…