Carlos Hoyos Soria is an environmental human rights defender and community leader of the Shipibo community of Santa Clara de Uchunya, in the Peruvian Amazon. Since 2013, the community has been fighting against the violation of their rights to their traditional land by palm oil companies and land traffickers. On 7 July 2018, at approximately 8:30 a.m., Carlos Hoyos Soria and his brother, Benjamín Hoyos Soria, went to inspect the boundaries of their community and discovered a new kilometre long clearing in their land. While returning to their community, they were intercepted by three unknown assailants who proceeded to open fire on them. Carlos Hoyos Soria and his brother managed to escape. Neither of the brothers suffered bullet wounds, however Carlos Hoyos Soria sustained a dislocated shoulder when diving away from the gunfire, and both brothers are in a state of shock. Carlos Hoyos Soria, his brother, and his wife, left the community hours after the attack, seeking refuge in a nearby city.