Overview
- Osvaldo Ezequiel Cuéllar was shot Monday night at the intersection of avenida Tarija and calle Oruro in San José de Pocitos.
- Two assailants on a motorcycle opened fire without speaking, striking him four times, including three shots to the head and one to the hand.
- He was stabilized at Hospital Rubén Zelaya, transferred to Tartagal’s Hospital Juan Domingo Perón, then airlifted to Salta, where he died on Wednesday.
- Bolivian police said the attackers escaped toward the frontier and are believed to live on the Argentine side, with security footage under review.
- The Fiscalía Penal de Salvador Mazza and Salta police are leading a homicide probe with Bolivian counterparts, as relatives and neighbors call for justice and the motive remains unclear.