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Boxing Instructor Shot Dead in Colegiales Plaza

Police arrested a 25-year-old suspect after seizing a 9 mm pistol; prosecutors await ballistics tests to link the weapon to the killing.

Overview

  • Gonzalo Iñaki Andueza was shot in the plaza at Moldes and Aguilar and was taken to Hospital Pirovano, where he died after emergency care.
  • Officers used CCTV and witness statements to identify a 25-year-old suspect who was detained while trying to board a ride‑hail vehicle near Cabildo.
  • Police found a Taurus Millennium 9 mm pistol, three magazines and 34 rounds in the suspect’s backpack at the time of arrest.
  • Pericial ballistics and forensic work are pending to match the seized gun to the shell and to resolve differing reports about the wound location.
  • Colleagues, gyms and students have publicly mourned Andueza and the case is now handled by Fiscal Andrés Esteban Madrea and Juzgado N.º32 as investigators prepare formal steps.