In a series of coordinated law enforcement actions across the Dominican Republic, the National Police has confirmed that four high-profile alleged criminal figures are dead following separate encounters with officers. The fatal operations targeted men with a long trail of violent offenses, including direct connections to a deadly public shooting that rocked the country earlier this month.
The four deceased suspects have been identified as Wender Alcántara (alias “El Compa”), Deivi Rosado Durán (alias “El Gordo”), Jordin Antonio Ogando (alias “Jordin”), and Dilson Humberto Reynoso Cruz (alias “Mandrake”), according to official police statements. The first two names on that list are directly linked to the September 12 shooting incident in Los Coquitos, Boca Chica, that left two local residents dead and five others injured, a case that sparked urgent police action to dismantle the responsible gang.
The remaining two suspects were already the subject of active arrest warrants for a pattern of violent criminal activity, which includes a confirmed homicide in Santiago, alongside multiple assaults and kidnappings across the region. National Police spokesperson Diego Pesqueira outlined the timeline and details of each operation to the public, starting with the first fatal confrontation in the early hours of Thursday.
That first operation unfolded on José Francisco Peña Gómez street in the Andrés sector of Boca Chica, where Alcántara confronted responding police officers and was killed in the ensuing exchange. Officers recovered an undocumented Glock 43 pistol equipped with a drum-type magazine from Alcántara following the encounter, confirming the suspect was armed at the time of the confrontation.
As part of the ongoing investigation into the Los Coquitos shooting, police also tracked down Deivi Rosado Durán, who is also known by the second alias “El Fantasma.” According to official allegations, Rosado Durán was the primary firearms supplier for the criminal gang that authorities are in the process of dismantling following the September 12 attack. He was killed in a separate operation shortly after Alcántara’s confrontation.
Third, Jordin Antonio Ogando was killed during an encounter on Doctor Betances Street, at the intersection with 11th Street in the Villa María sector of the country’s capital. Police allege Ogando was responsible for a string of kidnappings and robberies targeting local taxi drivers, and during the operation officers seized an unregistered firearm and multiple rounds of ammunition from him after he engaged responding officers in a gunfight.
Finally, Dilson Humberto Reynoso Cruz, known by the alias “Mandrake,” was also killed by National Police agents. Authorities confirm Reynoso Cruz carried an extensive criminal history with multiple confirmed homicides linked to his name, making him one of the higher priority targets for law enforcement in this series of operations.
The string of operations marks a major breakthrough for Dominican law enforcement as they work to crack down on violent organized crime following the high-profile Boca Chica shooting, removing four alleged key figures from criminal networks that have been linked to multiple deaths and violent offenses across the country.