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21-Year-Old Cyclist Shot Dead in Attempted Bike Theft on Riccheri Collector as Suspects Remain at Large

Investigators are combing limited security footage to identify two attackers in a poorly monitored stretch.

Overview

  • The victim, Nazareno Tobías Isern, 21, was returning from a ride in the Ezeiza woods with a friend when two men tried to take his bicycle and one shot him in the head, according to the witness.
  • His friend Kiara attempted CPR and called 911; police arrived about 15 minutes after the call and the ambulance roughly 30 minutes later, and forensic police confirmed he died at the scene.
  • The case is classified as homicide in the context of a robbery and is led by prosecutor Fernando Semisa, with searches underway and camera footage under review.
  • The attackers escaped through tall grass near the Ezeiza–Esteban Echeverría boundary in an area reported to lack surveillance, with reports placing the scene near kilometer 8 of the Riccheri collector.
  • Relatives and neighbors are demanding justice, with family announcing a wake in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Flores and a march planned for this evening.