Overview
- Colleagues discovered the 28-year-old in his barrio TGN home after he missed duty, and a 10:30 a.m. emergency call brought police who confirmed his death at the scene.
- The victim was identified as Gustavo Daniel Aquino, a Formosa native who served in Gendarmería’s Escuadrón 54 in Tartagal and lived alone near 12 de Octubre and 13 de Septiembre.
- Police preserved the scene, called Criminalistics for on-site work, notified the Fiscalía de Graves Atentados contra las Personas, and requested a forensic medical examiner.
- Reporters cite investigators’ main working theory of suicide, though the cause of death remains unconfirmed pending autopsy results.
- Local outlets note this case follows other 2026 deaths tied to security forces in the region, including a 25-year-old volunteer soldier found dead in January and a retired subofficer who died in San Juan on May 1.