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Off-Duty Police Shoot Suspects in Buenos Aires as Separate Attacks in Lima Leave Injuries

Judicial inquiries focus on CCTV evidence.

Overview

  • Security video from a Parque Avellaneda avian depot captured a former Buenos Aires police custodian shooting a 43-year-old during an attempted robbery, and the man died three days later at Hospital Grierson.
  • City officers seized a 9 mm pistol with a filed serial number, parts of a .45 and the custodian’s 9 mm, the ex-officer was briefly detained then released, and Juzgado Nacional N°5 is directing the probe while a third suspect remains at large.
  • In Rafael Castillo, an off-duty agent from FBA N°19 opened fire on three alleged robbers near the train station, wounding 17-year-old E.M.D., who was treated and ordered detained by the juvenile prosecutor.
  • In Lima, CCTV recorded two assailants chasing and stabbing a man inside a spa on Eduardo Dibós, and the Policía Nacional is reviewing footage to identify those responsible.
  • Also in Comas, a nighttime shooting left a man injured and his dog dead in a presumed robbery attempt, with firefighters providing medical aid and local police carrying out investigative procedures.