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But, despite the heavy police presence and dozens of detention since yesterday, still, a gunman was able to take Orozco's life. The media asked the new ComPol, Dr Richard Rosado, if they faltered somewhere in their tactics. He said that the police have been on high alert since Saturday's shooting of Jimmy Rojas.

Dr. Richard Rosado, Commissioner of Police
"Since the shooting of Rojas, it has escalated to a critical level. We have increased police presence in all the areas that are affected. We have embedded our intelligence officers in all the affected area to gather the necessary intelligence."

"We have also assigned or increased the investigative team in order to identify, in order to disrupt this network and bring them to justice. We have intensified the targeted operations, looking for firearms and disrupting the gang activity."

"Criminals will take every opportunity they get to strike at their rivalry. And what happened this morning is just an opportunity that presented themselves and they decided to strike on that."

Reporter
"And in terms of that network, are you able to say now if the rivalry has spilt over into other gangs, because I know on Saturday it was somewhat between the BLC and PIV, but is there any information if any other gangs are now involved?"

Dr. Richard Rosado, Commissioner of Police
"Presently from our assessment that we have made is only the PIV and the BLC and the affiliates that are presently going after one another. And it is such that it's a critical stage right now that drastic measure must be taken."

Reporter
"Speaking of what happened this morning, I note that it took place right beneath or almost beneath a surveillance, a public surveillance camera. These men don't seem to be at all deterred at all by these cameras."

"How effective are these surveillance cameras? And in terms of the court aspect, do they come in to the prosecution? Do they really end up in conviction?"

Dr. Richard Rosado, Commissioner of Police
"A number of our cases that we have solved, a number of the cases that have been violent crimes, the security cameras have assisted us and they have served as important evidential material in the cases and in court."

Reporter
"His family said he wasn't affiliated with any gangs. The police have a motive for his murder at this time?"

Dr. Richard Rosado, Commissioner of Police
"Presently, we are still exploring several theories to establish the motive. But we do know that his connection to a certain fraction, while he might not be an active member of a group, the area in which he lives is associated to one of the affiliates in the Martin's area."

Reporter
"So was he kind of an innocent casualty?"

Dr. Richard Rosado, Commissioner of Police
"I wouldn't want to get into the merit or demerit of the case, but we do know that all the shootings, the recent shootings, they are closely connected to the rivalry in the Martin's between the two main fractions."