A neighborhood quarrel turned deadly in the blink of an eye after a man opened fire on his neighbor and the horrific moment was caught on video.
In the harrowing surveillance footage from Monday, June 3 in Costa Rica, 2 neighbours and their respective wives are seen yelling at each other after getting into an argument,.
As they were yelling at one another from their adjoining homes in the city of Escazú they then come to the front yard, where the 2 parties continue to insult each other.
Mendoza was pronounced dead at the scene after first responders arrived. According to La Nacion, the couples had been arguing about their shared water valve.
As the argument climaxes, Otoniel Orozco Mendoza, the man who ended up getting shot, makes the quarrel a physical one as he throws punches at his neighbour, Eduardo RamÃrez Zamora to which Zamora pulls a gun out in response.
Zamora fired 10 shots at Mendoza while Mendoza’s wife could be seen screaming and fleeing as the shots were fired, with Zamora’s wife pulling him back.
Both wives eventually run off.
Zamora was arrested by authorities after the incident.
Mendoza was originally from Nicaragua. He was a businessman who worked in private security. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his daughter and son. He was 53.
Watch the video below
A man kills his neighbor with more than 10 shots, for turning off a water supply faucet in the RÃo Palma condominium in #GuachipelÃn de Escazú (#SanJosé, #CostaRica). pic.twitter.com/RukQKtr2Fy
— Ian Collins (@Ian_Collins_03) June 5, 2024
