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Originally Posted by DavidZ
moonzulu - are you east or west of Cabarete? seems east Cabarete is getting the lion's share of excitement these days...
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I am west of Cabarete.
Regarding the incident, it appears that 1/ there were four men with at least one pistol, 2/ they tried to access a house and were discovered before entering, 3/ security guards from an unrelated assignment fired the two shotgun blasts, in addition to a local resident firing at least five rounds, and 4/ the men fired quite a few rounds -- up to fifteen -- in the air to discourage pursuit.
Tonight -- Sunday, 10:30 PM, about 1/2 hour ago -- I ran into a group of seven men stationed at a road entrance. Four of them were in a square, spread out formation around the entrance, and three were waiting in a van parked off to the side, motor running, driver at the wheel. It was likely the getaway team, so there may be, as I write, some members of the team wandering around this moonless night with some target in mind. I have darkened car windows, and rolled through slowly without stopping. I got some hard looks, but saw no weapons -- again, it is very dark out tonight. I then passed by a local developments, and the security guards who work there, and whom usually out in force, were entirely missing tonight. Maybe they were told to take the night off.
Many of the recent attacks appear to have taken place between Friday and Sunday nights. There were a couple of pistol shots fired in the neighborhood around 8:30 PM, but maybe just a homeowner practicing.
There is definitely a largish group behind many of the recent assaults.