Overview

• Ignacio Contreras, 51, a La Libertad Avanza councillor-elect in San Vicente, was arrested after his 24-year-old partner reported gunshots during a dispute.
• Police who responded to the “Mi Viejo” property said they found a registered 9 mm pistol in a downstairs bathroom, spent casings, and signs of disorder inside the home.
• Prosecutor Karina Guyot ordered his detention, forensic examinations at the scene, and the seizure of evidence under a case opened as aggravated threats.
• Authorities transferred Contreras to the First Precinct, and the woman was taken to the local Women and Family station in Alejandro Korn to give a formal statement.
• Some outlets described the episode as a presumed attempted femicide, a video attributed to the complainant circulated online, and NGOs highlight elevated femicide figures in Argentina.