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Christmas Day Emergencies Across Argentina After Fatal La Plata Shooting and AMBA Crashes

Authorities reinforced pyrotechnics bans, expanded alcohol checkpoints, intensified emergency repairs.

Overview

  • A 68-year-old neighbor, identified as Juan Carlos Magen, was detained in La Plata after allegedly firing from his apartment and killing Daniel Néstor Rubén Ramírez, with police seizing a .40-caliber pistol, a shotgun, and other weapons under UFI No. 6 led by prosecutor Juan Barraza.
  • A 12-year-old girl in Ramos Mejía remains in intensive care with a head wound consistent with a suspected stray bullet, as UFI No. 3 in Morón under prosecutor Valeria Courtade leads the investigation.
  • At least 14 traffic incidents were recorded across the AMBA, including a rollover on General Paz, as emergency crews conducted multiple rescues and the City reported 5,394 alcohol tests with 30 positives, a 0.47% rate slated to guide continued checkpoints.
  • In Córdoba, a long-standing ban on pyrotechnics faced violations that left two girls with minor burns and sparked a street fight in Barrio Providencia, while municipal inspectors and police intensified holiday enforcement.
  • Alvear, south of Rosario, reported roof blowoffs, nearly twenty downed utility poles, and outages from a strong storm, prompting an emergency committee meeting and an EPE contingency plan for power restoration.