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Popular Jury Convicts Retired Federal Officer in Christmas-Morning Shooting of Neighbor

Sentencing now follows a five-day UNLAM trial that weighed witness testimony alongside a widely circulated video.

Overview

  • Jurors found Rafael Horacio Moreno, 75, guilty of culpable homicide and illegal possession of a war weapon.
  • The shooting followed a Dec. 25, 2024 dispute over loud music in Lomas del Mirador, where Moreno crossed the street and fired at close range.
  • The victim, Sergio David Díaz, 40, died after being taken to a health center, and Moreno was detained at the scene.
  • Moreno remains in preventive detention after Judge Pablo Agustín Gossn rejected a defense bid for house arrest with monitoring.
  • The trial was presided over by Judge Lucila Pacheco with prosecutor Sergio Antín and defense attorney Francisco Oneto presenting the case.