Overview
- Victim Raúl Alfredo Scherer was fatally shot during a struggle at a celebration near Gualeguaychú, according to multiple local reports.
- Hernán Morales, 29, allegedly left the gathering intoxicated, returned after 4 a.m. with a 12.70 shotgun and a .22 carbine, and confronted attendees.
- Scherer was shot in the groin and was driven by his son to Hospital San Isidro Labrador in Larroque, where a medical report cited hemorrhagic shock and multiorgan failure as the cause of death.
- Guests subdued Morales, who suffered head injuries and remains hospitalized under police custody at Hospital Centenario in Gualeguaychú.
- The on-duty prosecutor ordered scientific police to process the scene, seizing firearms, spent casings and a cellphone, as the victim’s family publicly calls for justice and local reporting indicates a likely aggravated homicide charge.