He knocked on the door, and the victim opened it, even shaking his hand. The suspect then said, “Everything's fine, buddy, I'm just around the corner and…” But he didn't finish his sentence because a third person, a neighbor, appeared. He pulled out a gun, shot the homeowner in front of his daughters, and fled while the wounded man, lying in his backyard, cried out to his girls, “Call your mom, call your grandma!”
Security cameras captured the entire sequence of this terrible crime and also captured the face of the killer, who is being intensely sought by the authorities.
The attack occurred Saturday night in the town of La Reja, in the district of Moreno, and Jonatan Maximiliano Requejo Pozzi (38) lingered until Monday, when he died, sources from the investigation told Infobae.
The case is being investigated by prosecutor Carina Saucedo as aggravated homicide. She is convinced that, given the nature of the attack, it was a settling of scores, although investigators are still uncertain about the motive, sources close to the case told this publication.
For now, the prosecutor has requested a more comprehensive review of security camera footage from the area and continued taking witness statements on Monday.
After the shooting, which left the neighbor who unexpectedly appeared on the scene stunned, the suspect escaped in a car, which is being intensively sought. Authorities are using security camera footage to try to track it down.
Meanwhile, the victim, wounded by a gunshot that entered his right side and exited on his left, was rushed to the local hospital, where he underwent surgery and remained hospitalized in critical condition until Monday, when he died.
The investigation is being handled by the 7th Police Station in Moreno, working under the orders of prosecutor Saucedo.
