Overview

• A neighbor reported a white Chevrolet Onix without plates on a rural access off National Route 8, where police found a man dead in the driver’s seat and a woman dead in the rear seat.
• Investigators recovered a pistol near the man, documented a head wound on him and a neck wound on her, and logged seven intact 9 mm cartridges placed between the hood and windshield.
• Forensics noted a cloth in the open fuel-cap area consistent with an attempt to set the vehicle on fire, though no fire occurred.
• A bullet hole in the rear window keeps open the possibility of a third person’s involvement, even as the leading hypothesis is femicide followed by the man’s suicide.
• The case is led by UFI Nº 6 of the Mercedes judicial department with Policía Científica and the DDI; officials say the victims have been identified and are not local, and the car is registered in General Pacheco with no active seizure order.