Overview
- Raúl Alfredo Scherer, 69, was shot during a celebration at Las Mercedes/Dos Hermanas near Gualeguaychú after a guest who had been expelled came back armed.
- The suspect, identified as Hernán Morales, allegedly retrieved a shotgun and a carbine from a nearby rural property and fired at close range, striking Scherer in the groin.
- Witnesses said Morales had been intoxicated, threatened attendees and tried to take a minor by force, prompting a confrontation with the victim.
- Attendees disarmed and beat Morales before police detained him; he is hospitalized at Hospital Centenario under custody, while Scherer died en route to Hospital San Isidro Labrador from hemorrhagic shock and multiorgan failure.
- Investigators seized the firearms and recovered security-camera footage for forensic analysis, noting prior complaints against Morales for gender-based violence as they consider charges that could carry life imprisonment.