Overview
- Facundo Gabriel Lima, a volunteer soldier serving in Guarnición Ejército Mendoza, was found dead at his Las Heras home by family around 5:30 p.m. Thursday, according to an Army statement.
- Provincial forensic police and Las Heras Prosecutor’s Office No. 1 are handling the case, with autopsy and expert reports pending and no official cause released.
- Preliminary accounts describe suicide as the working hypothesis, with local outlets reporting a firearm at the scene that belonged to his father and no indications of third‑party involvement.
- Military and local sources say Lima was on psychiatric medical leave renewed every 15 days for roughly six weeks, and his partner had recently filed a violence complaint through the Liceo Militar General Espejo’s gender focal point.
- The case follows deaths involving personnel at the Olivos residence and in Monte Caseros, prompting the Defense Ministry to send institutional messaging and announce a Health–Defense agreement to strengthen mental‑health support.