Overview

• Francisco Carlos Baran, 47, an optician and founder of the diabetes advocacy group Aprodiab, collapsed after a brief dispute outside his shop in Lanús.
• Security video shows a car attendant throwing water, a short exchange, Baran’s sudden collapse, prolonged CPR by a merchant, and transport to Hospital Narciso López, where a heart attack was confirmed.
• Relatives and neighbors identified the attendant as Ezequiel “Cachito” Ramírez, who they say has prior complaints for threats and violent behavior.
• Merchants report earlier police complaints that they say were not investigated, while no arrest or formal sanction has been reported for the attendant.
• The Lanús commercial chamber lamented the death and proposed a joint working group with municipal authorities and security forces, following outreach from the municipality to the family.