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Two Found Dead in Car in San Antonio de Areco as Investigators Weigh Homicide–Suicide

Forensic work points to a probable homicide followed by suicide, with evidence that still leaves open the possibility of a third person’s involvement.

Encuentran muertos a un hombre y a una mujer dentro de un auto abandonado en San Antonio de Areco
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Overview

  • A neighbor spotted a Chevrolet Onix parked off the descent to Route 8 near the Haras Vacaciones area and called 911.
  • Police found an unidentified man in the driver’s seat with a fatal head gunshot wound and a firearm beside him, and an unidentified woman in the rear seat.
  • Investigators recovered roughly seven intact 9mm cartridges and noted a bullet hole in a rear window of the vehicle.
  • A rag was found in the fuel-tank opening, which a police source said suggested an intent to set the car on fire to destroy evidence.
  • Policía Científica and the DDI are conducting peritajes under prosecutor Darío Schapaunic of UFI No. 6 as victim identification and lab analyses continue.