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Teen Killings in Argentina and Mexico Prompt Arrests and Homicide Probes

Authorities are prioritizing juvenile detentions alongside forensic work to resolve the weekend’s killings.

Overview

  • Salta: Tiago Maximiliano Mendoza, 16, died after being stabbed in Plaza Santa Marta; a 15-year-old was detained and the Fiscalía Penal de Orán opened a homicide criminis causa case as investigators review security video.
  • An audio shared with media alleges the Orán hospital gave inadequate attention to Tiago before he died, a claim circulating as witnesses say the suspected attacker later arrived for treatment of a hand wound.
  • In Greater Buenos Aires, Dylan Joel Insfrán, 17, was fatally shot during an attempt to steal a Toyota Hilux; police arrested suspects aged 16 and 18 and are searching for two fugitives under a homicide in occasion of robbery inquiry.
  • Zamora, Michoacán: an armed attack in Fraccionamiento Acanto II left two young men dead; authorities secured evidence and transferred the bodies to Semefo, while a separate shooting in Morelia’s Loma Dorada left one man dead as peritos began investigations.
  • Buenos Aires City: a 62-year-old driver suffered a cardiac arrest on Avenida 9 de Julio and died despite resuscitation by SAME, prompting lane closures near Alsina as emergency crews managed the scene.