Overview
- Police report a 68-year-old in La Plata fatally shot his neighbor after complaining about fireworks noise, and investigators seized multiple firearms from the suspect's home.
- In Ramos Mejía, a 12-year-old girl is in critical condition with a head wound from a suspected stray bullet, with UFI N°3 of Morón directing the investigation.
- SUCAMEC and the Peruvian National Police confiscated roughly 400 kilograms of illegal fireworks in Puno during stepped-up December inspections.
- Lima firefighters tackled several blazes, including a large factory fire in San Juan de Lurigancho that drew about 15 units and 60 firefighters, with causes under investigation and neighbor claims about fireworks unconfirmed.
- Across the Buenos Aires metro, officials counted at least 14 traffic crashes and said 5,394 breath tests produced 30 positives, as Argentina’s meteorological service posted storm alerts for multiple northern provinces.