Incident Summary:

10/06/2013: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Abel Martinez in Bisono city, Santiago province, Dominican Republic. Martinez, the president of the Chamber of Deputies, was unhurt in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201310060048

When:
2013-10-06

Country:
Dominican Republic

Region:
Central America & Caribbean

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Santiago

City:
Bisono

Location Details:
City is also referred to colloquially as Navarrete.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Assassination
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Chamber of Deputies
Specific Description President: Abel Martinez
Nationality of Target Dominican Republic
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Gunmen fire on top Deputy's vehicle, no injuries," Dominican Today, October 8, 2013.