( CNN ) -- Five men in El Salvador , including a police officer , were arrested Wednesday in connection with the killing last week of French filmmaker and photographer Christian Poveda , the country 's attorney general 's office said . Two of five men arrested Wednesday in connection with the killing of French filmmaker Christian Poveda . A sixth man who allegedly ordered the murder was already in prison , according to a statement from the agency . Poveda -- who recently finished a documentary about a violent street gang , part of the Mara 18 gang in El Salvador -- was found shot dead in the town of Tonacatepeque , about 10 miles northeast of the capital , San Salvador , on September 2 , authorities said . Four of those arrested were members of the same Mara 18 gang that was the subject of Poveda 's film , the attorney general 's office said . National Civil Police Officer Juan Napoleon Espinoza also was arrested , it said . Poveda 's documentary , `` La Vida Loca , '' which follows the lives of members of the Mara 18 gang , had been screened at a handful of film festivals and is slated for wider release later this month . His body was found in an area controlled by that same gang , local reports said .
5 men in El Salvador arrested in killing of French filmmaker Christian Poveda . The three were detained on Saturday and charged with murder for the death of a 35-year-old man who was shot dead by police during an anti-drug operation at his home last week. Poveda recently finished a documentary about a violent street gang in El Salvador . Poveda found shot dead in town of Tonacatepeque , on September 2 , officials said .