Eladio Antonio Pérez Núñez (18 February 1956 – 5 November 2008) was a former deputy and member of the Partido Revolucionario Dominicano (PDR) who ran and was defeated in a May 2006 election to the Congress in the Dominican Republic for the office representing the district of Villa Altagracia. He was twice before elected to the Congress, serving in 1982 - 1986, and 1986 to 1990. Pérez was killed in a shooting in a small jewelry store on 5 November 2008 in San Carlos. He was shot by the owner of the store who claimed Pérez and three others were engaging in robbery attempt. Pérez's relatives claim he went to the store to collect for a large debt.[1][2]
Pérez had criminal records for drug trafficking in the Dominican Republic and the United States, where he served a 10 year prison term.[1] He was a popular figure in the community of Villa Altagracia, where members of the town disputed the official accounts given of the events surrounding his death.[2]
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