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Prosecutors Probe Huanguelén Filicide-Suicide After Autopsy Confirms Gunshot Deaths

Investigators focus on lapsed protections after earlier domestic-violence complaints.

Overview

  • Gustavo Suárez, 48, shot his four-year-old son, Francisco, inside a truck near the Ruta 60 access to Huanguelén and then took his own life.
  • Autopsies confirmed both died of head wounds, and investigators seized a .22-caliber pistol with bloodstains from the Mercedes-Benz truck.
  • Before the shootings, Suárez phoned his ex-partner, police sergeant Daiana García, to announce his plans, prompting a patrol response that found the pair in the vehicle.
  • The child was found with signs of life and was rushed to the local hospital, where he died hours later, according to police and hospital reports.
  • A handwritten letter and a WhatsApp status pointed to a revenge motive, while UFI No. 5 leads the case as records cite expired protective measures and, per TN, a denied restraining request with a court-ordered continuation of father–child contact.