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Christmas Violence Across Argentina Leaves Multiple Dead as La Plata Suspect Is Detained

Authorities say neighborhood quarrels tied to fireworks triggered several shootings now under forensic review.

Overview

  • In La Plata’s Barrio Aeropuerto, police arrested 68-year-old Juan Carlos Magen, seized multiple weapons, and prosecutors charged him over the fatal shooting of neighbor Daniel Néstor Rubén Ramírez following a fireworks dispute, with a judge backing the charges.
  • In Orán, Salta, 19-year-old Brian Fuentes died from a shotgun wound; the case is classified as homicidio calificado, the main suspect is identified and sought, and investigators ordered an autopsy and camera reviews.
  • In Santa Fe city’s barrio Acería, 23-year-old Kevin Leonel Duarte was killed in a targeted attack; the PDI and fiscal Estanislao Giavedoni are leading the probe, and the gunmen remain at large.
  • In Tucumán, 33-year-old Cristian Isaac González was shot outside his home; the Unidad Especializada de Homicidios II and ECIF collected evidence as witnesses and security footage are examined.
  • Other holiday incidents included a fatal shooting tied to a family conflict in Tartagal with a preliminary detention reported, two girls with superficial burns after a Córdoba fireworks clash, five teens rescuing a man from a house fire in Coronel Pringles, and a Rosario case of a homeless man hospitalized with burns under initial inquiry.