Overview
- Mexico City’s police confirmed the death of Officer Román Martínez Estrada after a shootout during a house-robbery call in Jardines del Pedregal, with one suspect detained and a joint search ongoing with the prosecutor’s office.
- In Lomas del Mirador, Argentina, 44-year-old Janet Arotinco Palomino was fatally stabbed in the street, investigators ruled out robbery, and prosecutor Carlos Adrián Arribas is reviewing surveillance to identify the fugitive attacker.
- A City police officer in Quilmes shot and killed two alleged moto-robbers who tried to steal his car, and UFI No. 7 determined the officer acted in legitimate defense, so no charges will be filed.
- In Guaymallén, Mendoza, a 19-year-old alleged thief was run over and dragged, underwent bilateral leg amputation, remains in intensive care, and the driver is detained under an attempted homicide investigation.
- Lima recorded multiple violent cases, including the 27-shot killing of motorcyclist John Jairo Lord Contreras in Comas, a group beating followed by a fatal shooting in San Juan de Miraflores captured on municipal cameras, and an attempted femicide in Barrios Altos with the victim in critical condition and the alleged attacker at large.