Overview

• Candela Santa María, 24, was found fatally shot in her Fiat Cronos between 1:00 and 2:00 a.m. at Coronel Ramos and La Bastilla in González Catán.
• Police identified Rodrigo López, apodado “Piñón,” as the main suspect, and he died by apparent suicide when officers moved to detain him in Virrey del Pino.
• Detectives increasingly doubt a robbery during an app trip, citing that the platform was not in use at the time and a revolver box was found in the car’s trunk.
• Forensic tests and analyses of phone and ride‑app data are underway to reconstruct the sequence of events and clarify the motive.
• Coverage names different prosecutors on the case, with multiple outlets citing Diego Rulli and others mentioning Carlos Arribas, as relatives and neighbors blocked Route 3 to demand justice.