Overview
- Juan Gabriel González, 45, died after a confrontation with City Police in Villa Lugano, where hospital records noted a stab-type wound to the chest with evisceration and an autopsy remains pending.
- Police state only crowd-control equipment was used as viral videos show baton blows and shots being heard, seven officers were identified in the incident and one from Comisaría Vecinal 8A was charged with concealment.
- Federal Homicide Division officers secured phones, bodycams and gear, a local ballistic sweep returned negative, and a potentially key private camera is still unavailable while its owner is abroad.
- González’s partner, Nelly Portillo, was injured, three officers reported wounds, initial detainees were released, and neighbors held a march accusing police of excessive force.
- In La Plata, Daniel Néstor Rubén Ramírez, 45, was fatally shot after a dispute over fireworks, the accused neighbor Juan Carlos Magen, 68, said the gun fired accidentally during a stairwell slip, he was charged with aggravated homicide and threats, and investigators seized an arsenal including a .40 pistol.