Harlington Raúl López García
At approximately 5:30, Harlinton Raúl was hit with bullets from an automatic weapon in the thorax and his leg. According to the police investigation contained in the forensic report, he was shot “three blocks south of the Jonathan González traffic light, on the right side of the road, walking in the company of other relatives, in a west to east direction.” This is the zone where the protesters had retreated to.
Different civilians came to his aid and transported him to the David Bolaños Military Hospital in Managua. There, they circumvented the hospital’s initial resistance to admitting him. Despite the surgery performed, the doctors were unable to save him. He died on the operating table at approximately 8:00 at night. His heart and one of his lungs had been damaged by the bullets.
On April 20, 2018, Harlinton Raúl López García headed to the protests that were underway near the UNI. He was going to support the protesters and was planning to take photos and videos. He never arrived, because the protesters had been thrown out of the university at 5:00 in the afternoon by pro-government shock forces and the police.