Overview
- The fatal shot struck Sergeant Federico Colarusso in the chest during a Chascomús operation on Friday night after officers had pursued and detained four suspects linked to robberies in Alejandro Korn.
- Multiple witness accounts report the bullet came from the service pistol handled by the interim comisario who was present at the scene.
- The comisario was passed to disponibilidad and formally imputed for homicidio culposo while outlets conflict over whether the fiscalía ordered his arrest.
- Fiscal Daniela Bertoletti Tramuja has ordered ballistic tests, taken statements from officers and scheduled an autopsy in Lomas de Zamora with the Policía Federal Argentina reported to oversee parts of the probe.
- Colarusso’s death has sparked grief in local communities and could prompt closer review of weapon-handling rules and supervisory procedures in provincial police operations.