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Four Suspects of El Pueblo Murder Arrested

AUTHORITIES arrested four menNov. 27 suspected of murdering aColombian man at dawn the same day atEl Pueblo, a popular, touristy bar anddisco conglomerate in San José.The Public Security Ministryannounced the man was shot to death at5:56 a.m. for unknown reasons.Authorities identified the suspects asthree Colombians by the last names ofCossio, 36, and Reintería, 48 and 26 (fatherand son). A Panamanian by the last name ofCampos, who remains hospitalized with abullet wound in his hip, is also a suspect.According to the Public SecurityMinistry, authorities intercepted the suspectsas they attempted to escape in a carin downtown San José, and confiscated anine-millimeter gun they carried.

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