27 juvenile inmates stage New Year escape in Peru

A first group of 13 made a run for freedom on New Year's Eve, followed by 14 others who escaped late Tuesday when a tank truck entered the prison, prosecutor Jorge Sanz said. Police have recaptured eight of the inmates.

The warden was fired and several guards were transferred to another facility while an investigation is being launched to determine if the prisoners got inside help, a statement from the Peruvian court system said.

The escape appears to have been led by a minor known as “Gringasho,” a hitman blamed for more than 10 murders, according to local police chief Colonel Vladimir Gomez.

“The teenagers left through the front door,” Sanz told reporters, expressing surprise at the daring feat.

He vowed a rigorous investigation to determine how the prison was breached.

The Youth Rehabilitation Center of Lima, located in the coastal district of San Miguel, was designed to hold 370 adolescents but houses around 1,000.

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