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Gendarme Admits in Court He Fired Canister That Gravely Injured Photographer Pablo Grillo

The case is now charged as attempted homicide on evidence that the canister was fired horizontally in breach of protocol.

Overview

  • Héctor Guerrero declared before Judge Ariel Lijo, acknowledged launching the 38 mm CN tear‑gas cartridge that struck Grillo’s head, denied intent to harm, and asserted he is innocent.
  • Forensic reconstructions by the Policía de la Ciudad and guidance from weapon manuals in the case file indicate the launcher was used horizontally in an antiregulatory manner.
  • Medical records in the proceedings note surgeries including bilateral cranial reconstruction, with Grillo now in neurological rehabilitation and showing a favorable evolution, according to his father.
  • On a parallel track, Prefect Sebastián Emanuel Martínez was indagated over the Byrna TCR shot that cost Jonathan Navarro vision in his left eye and said he fulfilled his duty.
  • Family members, colleagues and ARGRA held a photo exhibit and public class outside Comodoro Py during the hearings as prosecutors, including Eduardo Taiano, advance the probe.