Off-Duty Federal Officer Kills Attacker During Billinghurst Robbery Attempt

Overview

• Police say the episode began when an off-duty Policía Federal suboficial arriving home in Billinghurst was surrounded by four people who demanded his car keys and then exchanged gunfire.
• The officer identified himself and fired his service weapon in the clash that left one assailant dead at the scene and led to the seizure of a .38 revolver from the deceased.
• Local units from Comisaría 5° detained a 14-year-old at the scene who is accused of taking part in the attempted robbery while two other suspects, including a woman, remain at large.
• The case was assigned to the on-duty Unidad Funcional de Instrucción of the Departamento Judicial de San Martín and is being investigated as a homicide in the course of a robbery.
• Video of the shooting has circulated in the press, and authorities say the investigation and the search for the fugitives will determine whether the officer’s actions are legally justified.