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Police Detain 32-Year-Old After San Juan Businessman Is Found Shot Dead in Mendoza

Forensic testing now guides the case after a raid yielded phones plus .22-caliber firearm parts from a 32-year-old detainee.

Overview

  • Sergio Mariano Nacenta, 59, was discovered fatally shot inside his Toyota Hilux that ended in a ditch at Paso Hondo and Recuero in Las Heras.
  • Early findings show multiple bullet impacts from outside the cab, with the victim's documents and belongings inside, making theft an unlikely motive at this stage.
  • División Homicidios, acting under judicial authorization, searched a home in the Santo Tomás de Aquino area of El Algarrobal and arrested a suspect identified by the initials M. E. A. J.
  • Investigators seized two cellphones and components consistent with a .22-caliber carbine, including a barrel, firing mechanism parts, magazines, springs and a telescopic sight.
  • Prosecutor Andrea Lazo leads the investigation, which is working to establish motive and whether the detainee fired the fatal shot, including inquiries into whether Nacenta was lured to a meeting.