Overview
- Shots were reported around 5 a.m. at an apartment on Cachimayo 130 in Buenos Aires’ Caballito neighborhood after a reported argument.
- The 31-year-old federal officer was wounded in the thigh and her 36-year-old ex-partner died from two chest wounds, while their daughters, ages 4 and 6, were unharmed in a nearby room.
- Forensic testing detected gunshot residue on the officer’s hands, and investigators found her service Bersa pistol beside the deceased.
- Scene work noted only one set of keys in the apartment and a knife concealed among the man’s clothes, details being weighed in the reconstruction of events.
- Fiscalía Nacional en lo Criminal y Correccional No. 8 and the PFA Homicide Division are handling the case; the officer received medical and psychological care, was released from custody, and remains under judicial supervision.