Fear shadows Peru’s runoff vote as extortion and killings surge nationwide
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A neighbor records the scene with a cellphone as police recover the body of Jose Perez from a ravine where he was found shot in Trujillo, Peru, Friday, May 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)Relatives of Jose Perez mourn as police recover his body from a ravine where he was found shot in Trujillo, Peru, Friday, May 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)Police officers carry the body of Jose Perez from the ravine where he was found shot in Trujillo, Peru, Friday, May 30, 2026.(AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)An aerial view of the La Esperanza district in Trujillo, Peru, Sunday, May 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)Diane Aguilar, left, and her daughter Perla pose for a photograph with a portrait of Aguilar's husband, Oscar Lavado, who was killed by hitmen on motorbike as he was driving his car weeks earlier, in Trujillo, Peru, Sunday, May 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
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A neighbor records the scene with a cellphone as police recover the body of Jose Perez from a ravine where he was found shot in Trujillo, Peru, Friday, May 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)