Overview
- A shootout occurred Tuesday when suboficial mayor David Alberto Farías arrived at his home in the western Conurbano and was intercepted by two men on a motorcycle, leaving Farías with a gunshot wound to his left arm.
- Farías responded with his service weapon after one assailant fired at his vehicle, and both attackers were shot—one was found at the scene and the other was later brought to Hospital Simplemente Evita with multiple gunshot wounds.
- Prosecutor Adrián Arribas opened a criminal case labeled attempted aggravated robbery, attempted aggravated homicide and illegal possession of war weapons, and ordered the detention of the two identified suspects.
- Investigators seized the weapons, the motorcycle, the vehicle used to move a wounded suspect and Farías’s service pistol for forensic tests, and a private security camera video of the confrontation is part of the evidence record.
- Security Minister Alejandra Monteoliva publicly backed her custodian, said the suspects are identified and detained, and the episode highlights ongoing public concern about 'motochorro' motorcycle robberies in Greater Buenos Aires.