The residents of Lima were told to expect added security on their journeys into work after Peru's government declared a state of emergency in the capital city to tackle a crimewave and increasing violence.

Soldiers were deployed to the streets of Lima, Peru, on Tuesday (March 18), a day after Peru's government declared a state of emergency in the capital to help quell a recent surge of violence. Olivia Zollino reports.

Paul Flores was shot dead by hitmen who attacked a bus he was riding with bandmates as they left a concert outside Lima, officials said.