SANTO DOMINGO.- It was time to party because a mugger was shot to death by his own victim, in the fatal incident occurring yesterday in the city Santo Domingo East.

Dozens of fellow workers of a messenger from a money-changer company found reason for celebrating to the tune of bachata, merengue and salsa, which took place in a colmado in that community.

 According to the Police Bienvenido A. Carrasco, 28, was shot several times by the messenger Jesus Villar, 33, when the latter was in process of making a delivery, near the Charles de Gaulle avenue. Villar pulled out his gun and after they struggled, several rounds were fired causing Carrasco’s death.

Almost one hundred people, between the company’s messengers, relatives and friends celebrated Villar’s great "feat" last night, chugging down more than 10 cases of  "Jumbo" size beer,  according to the colmado’s owner.

It was learned that several of Villar’s co-workers have died from holdups, while others affirmed that Carrasco had mugged in other occasions.