Friday, February 20, 2026

Masha is released, says Diego Pesqueira

Santo Domingo.- The urban exponent Ashley Mariel Victoriano, known as Masha, who was shot early in the morning of Monday, February 16, was released on the afternoon of this Tuesday, as confirmed to this media outlet by the spokesperson for the National Police, Diego Pesqueira.

Masha was arrested after the vehicle she was traveling in on 27 de Febrero Avenue was shot at, an event that left a balance of a 22-year-old young woman dead, identified as Dominique Natalia Gómez Cabrera. "I don't know if Gómez Cabrera's body has been handed over to his family, as that part is handled by the National Institute of Forensic Sciences," Pesqueira pointed out.

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By the same token, Yakomo Hernández de la Rosa was apprehended, identified as the alleged partner of the artist, who was driving the vehicle at the time of the incident and has a prior history of violence.

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