Event Brief
Dominican police killings: at least 37 deaths in September
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 28, 2026 at 1:09 PM ET
Summary: A leading Santo Domingo daily, Diario Libre, counted at least 37 people killed by the National Police in September. The police characterize the incidents as “exchanges of gunfire” with officers, and the count follows a warning from the new police chief to criminals to surrender or stop offending.
WHO: National Police; new police chief; Diario Libre
WHAT: Diario Libre counted at least 37 people killed by police in September in incidents the National Police described as “exchanges of gunfire.”
WHEN: Sep 2026
WHERE: Dominican Republic
WHY: No specific cause was reported beyond the police characterization of the incidents as “exchanges of gunfire” with officers.
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