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Buenos Aires Judge Orders Preventive Detention for City Police Officer in Villa Lugano Killing

The decision relies on autopsy findings with neighbor videos showing a close‑range shotgun blast.

Overview

  • Officer Darián Gastón Miño was processed for homicide aggravated by abuse of function, with preventive detention and an asset embargo of about 110 million pesos.
  • The judge cited videos recorded in Villa 20 that show Miño aiming and firing as Juan Gabriel González, unarmed and barefoot, collapses.
  • Forensic reports say González died from internal and external hemorrhage caused by multiple metallic pellets from a 12‑gauge shotgun fired at under five meters.
  • Prosecutor Edgardo Orfila is pursuing a separate probe of five City Police officers for an alleged cover‑up through false reports, scene tampering and failure to report the crime.
  • Three civilians initially accused were cleared in the same ruling, and the case file notes Miño arrived and fired within roughly 12 seconds.