Overview
- La Plata: Juan Carlos Magen, 68, was detained after the fatal shooting of neighbor Daniel Ramírez during a dispute over fireworks, with multiple firearms seized and UFI No. 6 advancing charges confirmed by a guarantees judge.
- Mar del Plata: a 48-year-old shopkeeper shot and killed two armed assailants during a robbery; prosecutor Romina Díaz is reviewing CCTV and testimonies, autopsies were ordered, and ballistics testing was set for January 8 as the owner remains notified but not in custody.
- Quilmes: an off-duty Policía de la Ciudad officer killed two motorcycle robbers who attempted to attack him and his wife, with UFI No. 7 directing forensic work after SAME confirmed both deaths at the scene.
- Santa Fe and Salta: Kevin Leonel Duarte, 23, was slain in an execution‑style attack in barrio Acería under PDI Homicidios and fiscal Estanislao Giavedoni, while separate Christmas Day shootings in Orán and Tartagal left two dead, one suspect identified and sought in Orán.
- Peru: a targeted attack at a Christmas gathering in La Victoria left two men dead and a separate Pisco shooting wounded three, with Depincri and police analyzing security footage to identify the gunmen.