Murder of fifteen people in Barrios Altos
Colina Detachment killed 15 people in Barrios Altos on November 3, 1991
On November 3, 1991, the Colina detachment executed fifteen people in Barrios Altos, Lima. The operation was carried out by heavily armed Peruvian army personnel wearing ski masks. The victims were executed indiscriminately with firearms with silencers, regardless of sex or age. The indiscriminate fire killed 11 adult males, 3 females and one child, in addition to four wounded. Afterwards, graffiti alluding to the Shining Path was painted to confuse the perpetrators.