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Girl, 12, Wounded by Suspected Stray Bullet on Christmas Is Stable as Probe Narrows Caliber

Forensic analysis points to a likely .38 projectile, guiding police searches for matching casings.

Overview

  • The family says Angelina remains in intensive care at the Sanatorio de la Trinidad in Ramos Mejía, stable and responding to stimuli.
  • Doctors have delayed surgery to remove the lodged projectile until cranial swelling decreases.
  • Prosecutor Valeria Courtade received a report based on CT images indicating a .38 round is most likely, with 9 mm not ruled out.
  • Police seized spent casings from two nearby homes and are reviewing security camera footage to identify who fired the shot.
  • Investigators focus on celebratory gunfire as the leading hypothesis after neighbors reported fallen bullets, and the family issued a statement calling her condition critical but stable and requesting privacy.