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Gunfire in Back-to-Back Motorcycle Robberies in Greater Buenos Aires

Investigators cite viral footage to track suspects in Ezeiza, then in Morón.

Overview

  • In Tristán Suárez (Ezeiza), four assailants robbed a couple of an orange Honda Tornado as at least two shots were fired while witnesses recorded the attack.
  • The theft happened on Avenida Jorge Newbery opposite Barrio Madres II, the victims reported no injuries, and they filed a police complaint.
  • UFI No. 2 of Ezeiza placed the Grupo Táctico Operativo in charge of investigative tasks that include reviewing the circulating videos to identify the attackers.
  • In Villa Sarmiento (Morón) minutes before 19:00, four men in a white Peugeot 208 that police say was stolen in Tres de Febrero tried to seize a delivery rider’s motorcycle and fired into the air.
  • One suspect, identified as Enzo Galarza, collapsed with a gunshot wound to the head and remains in grave condition at Hospital Posadas, and police reported he was carrying a replica firearm.