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Apr 16, 2004

Father shoots 2 sons in Succotz

A man from San Jose Succotz has been arrested for shooting his two sons. Diego Cocom Sr. reportedly went home drunk on Thursday evening and got into an argument with his two sons, aged twenty-three and sixteen. According to witnesses, Cocom picked up a sixteen gauge shotgun and threatened to kill them both. When they tried to disarm him, the gun discharged hitting the sixteen year old in his side and leg and wounding the twenty-three year old to the chest. Both were rushed to the San Ignacio hospital and transferred to the K.H.M.H. in a serious condition. Police have detained Cocom pending charges.


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