Three children were slightly injured by machetes on Saturday tipped by another group of teenagers fight between two members Latino marching bands appeared on sports arenas in the Madrid area. Arganzuela, Madrid, Police sources confirmed to Europa Press.
The incidents took place in broad daylight at the sports facilities at number 5, Calle Ramírez de Prado, in the Delicias district, at 13.10 on Saturday. Apparently, some Dominican Playing (DDP) was playing basketball there. At that moment, members of their rival gang Trinitarios arrived and attacked them with machetes and other bladed weapons. There were about 20 people in total.
The toilets of the Samur-Civil Protection, which came to the scene after the neighbors’ calls, treated the young man who did not need to be referred to the hospital because of bruises in the area. They likewise joined on 1st street in nearby Vara del Rey. another boy for minor stab wounds to his hip and handTransferred to the Jiménez Díaz Foundation, spokesperson for Madrid Emergencies, told Europa Press.
National and municipal police also appeared, who detained one person. A 17-year-old boy of Venezuelan descent and two other Trinidadians allegedly surrounded by Hispanics of South American descent. In addition, they found a boy, possibly DDP, who had a cut related to the fight at the Embajadores Metro station.
Sources in the case told ABC newspaper that one of the attackers openly admitted that he came from Santander, where he resides. The three were sent to the Madrid National Police Minor Group, which captured both machetes. The Information Brigade is in charge of the investigation.
Asked the Government representative in Madrid this Tuesday, Mercedes González confirmed that this fight was linked to gangs. And that it was a few Trinidadians who allegedly attacked DDPs while playing in the courts. Also, he remembered The Arganzuela area is included in the Anti-Gang Plan It was initiated by the Government Delegation in February.
González also pointed out that the National Police had no suspicions and did not make any connection between these events and the murder near that precinct of rapper Isaac López last year, allegedly at the hands of some DDPs who abused him.