Overview
- In El Palomar, security video shows retired Buenos Aires City officer Mario López firing his 9 mm Bersa after two suspects on a motorcycle tried to take his car, killing a reported 16-year-old and prompting the other assailant to flee.
- The Morón Prosecutor’s Office (Fiscalía/UFI Nº 7) leads the case, with no immediate measures against López while ballistics, autopsy findings and CCTV analyses are reviewed.
- Authorities continue to search for the second suspect from the El Palomar incident, who left the scene on the motorcycle.
- A separate confrontation in Villa Tranquila left a 38-year-old suspect and a police officer wounded, and investigators seized a Bersa 9 mm pistol with its serial number removed; the Avellaneda–Lanús UFI is pursuing charges.
- Local reports link these cases to a spate of motorcycle-enabled robberies in the Greater Buenos Aires area, noting at least four minors killed in similar confrontations in recent weeks.