Overview
- The victims were identified as Juliana Ojeda, 17 and pregnant, who died at the scene, and Isaías Uriel Álvarez, 20, who died after being taken to Hospital Iturraspe.
- The gunfire erupted minutes after 11 a.m. at Diagonal Obligado and Leumann in Loyola Sur, where a group was attacked in the street.
- At least two others were wounded, including Alexis Yamil Álvarez, hospitalized in grave condition at Hospital Cullen, and Axel Álvarez, who was shot in the ankle and is out of danger.
- Authorities are examining links to the killing of Matías Fernández, 21, shot around 6 a.m. a few blocks away, which investigators consider the likely trigger for retaliation.
- Police mounted a large operation with Comando Radioeléctrico and the PDI, secured shell casings and projectiles at the scene, and launched a search for suspects as officials noted three homicides in under six hours in the same area.