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Argentina Probes Spate of Killings in Córdoba and Buenos Aires After Rapid Arrests

Prosecutors now direct active probes with forensic work on a seized Jericó 9mm pistol.

Overview

  • A 17-year-old identified as Alexis Rodríguez died after being shot in the head in the south of Greater Buenos Aires, and police later arrested an 18-year-old suspect.
  • Investigators confiscated a Jericó 9mm pistol during the arrest tied to the teen’s killing, and the case shifted from attempted homicide to homicide as robbery was ruled out.
  • A 25-year-old man was found fatally stabbed at a rural property near Washington, Córdoba, and the victim’s brother-in-law was detained at the scene by order of the Río Cuarto prosecutor’s office.
  • In the northern suburbs of Buenos Aires, 25-year-old Matías Gabriel González Rodríguez was killed in a street fight, and authorities detained an 18-year-old after coordinated operations.
  • In Río Tercero, Córdoba, a 31-year-old was held on suspicion of attempting to kill his 19-year-old stepson during a domestic dispute, and the victim remains hospitalized with serious injuries.