Communist Party power struggle leaves two dead in Viejo
The new attack has left two dead, with both casualties belonging to Vicario’s bodyguards who took on the gunmen. The speech took place in an outdoors area and it is believed that the two gunmen bribed security to gain entry into the area, where they were fully armed. They would attack with grenades and revolvers, but Vicario escaped the stage and was escorted away by bodyguards, while the rest of her security team descended on the threat. Gunfire resulted in the deaths of two of these bodyguards, but both gunmen were shot and killed before they could leave the sectioned off part of town, near the Viejo University.
It is believed that the gunmen were working to get retaliation on Vicario, because they were found to have phone contact with multiple members of the Communist Party who come from the more hardline opposition wing, which was attacked by Vicario’s men in Calderon. The Viejo Police Department has turned their investigation over to the Calderon City Police, which typically handles security for high profile individuals and crimes involving them. The Communist Party has not issued a statement, as usual.