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Driver Shot by Plainclothes Officer in Luján Dies After Brain Death Ruling

Prosecutors are evaluating evidence to determine potential homicide charges against the detained officer.

Overview

  • Hospital Central confirmed the driver's brain death, and the family authorized organ donation under Incaimen oversight.
  • The officer remains in custody as Homicide Prosecutor Gustavo Pirrello reviews ballistic, forensic, and witness evidence.
  • The case, initially opened as a death inquiry, could be reclassified to aggravated homicide or excessive self-defense depending on the findings.
  • Investigators say the officer fired eight shots at a fleeing Chevrolet Prisma he believed was tied to a recent robbery in which his service weapon was stolen.
  • One bullet struck García in the head, the car crashed, and Luján de Cuyo volunteer firefighters extricated him before he was taken to Hospital Central.