Murder of Hugo Zapata Gutiérrez
Professor Hugo Zapata Gutiérrez was kidnapped and murdered by ronderos in Ulcumayo, Junín, on February 19, 1994.
Hugo Zapata Gutiérrez, a teacher, was kidnapped and murdered by ronderos in Ulcumayo, a district in the province of Junín. This event occurred in a context of violence where the peasant patrols, which had been organized to combat the Shining Path, committed abuses against villagers. The murder took place in 1994, when the army had already withdrawn from Tulumayo and control of the region remained under the control of the peasant patrols.