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Three Arrested, Including 15-Year-Old, in Killing of La Matanza Teen Who Defended His Mother

Security video plus gunshot-residue results led to three arrests, leaving one suspect still at large.

Overview

  • Dilan Joel Insfrán, 17, was shot three times while trying to stop a robbery of his mother’s Toyota Hilux outside their home in González Catán and died at Hospital Simplemente Evita.
  • Investigators from DDI La Matanza reconstructed the assault using neighborhood cameras to identify a group linked to the attack, with suspects traced to the Los Ceibos settlement.
  • A 15-year-old alleged shooter was detained after a raid and tested positive in a dermotest, while a 16-year-old and an 18-year-old were also arrested; one suspect remains a fugitive.
  • Family members aided the detentions, with the mother of the 15-year-old surrendering him to police and the father of the 18-year-old, identified as Gonzalo Tobías Lecinas, arranging his handover.
  • Juvenile and homicide prosecutors advanced charges that include robbery aggravated by use of a firearm and aggravated homicide under criminis causae, as the community voiced anger over the killing.