Overview
- Preliminary autopsy findings state the victim died from wounds caused by a multi-projectile shotgun munition to the chest and abdomen, leading to internal and external bleeding.
- The Buenos Aires Security Ministry removed an officer from Comisaría Vecinal 8A from active duty and initiated an internal disciplinary process.
- The criminal case is before National Criminal Court No. 20, which assigned the Federal Police Homicide Division to conduct forensic tests and key investigative tasks.
- Judicial sources report at least six officers from the 8A precinct and the Unidad Táctica de Pacificación are under investigation, with one officer separately scrutinized for alleged cover-up.
- Authorities say police faced stone and bottle attacks and deployed riot-control equipment, while the victim’s family alleges excessive force and organized a march to demand justice.