An officer of the Argentine Federal Police (PFA) killed a criminal with a bullet after an assault and shooting in the Buenos Aires town of Villa Luzuriaga, La Matanza party, reported judicial sources and the force.
The incident, which was filmed by a security camera, was recorded last Friday at the intersection of Juan Florio and Labardén when, according to police and judicial sources, a member of the PFA, who performs his duties in the General Investigations Division and was Frank on duty and in civilian clothes, he was walking home.
At that time, two “motochorros” intercepted him for theft. The maneuver is clearly seen in the filming of the security camera: one of the thieves got off the motorcycle wielding a firearm while demanding the cell phone from his victim, without knowing that he was a policeman.
According to sources, the 33-year-old officer told him “I’ll give it to you, I’ll give it to you” and took the opportunity to draw his regulation pistol brand Bersa Thunder.
The policeman fired three shots, one of which hit the body of the assailant, who died at the scene, while his accomplice escaped on the motorcycle where he was waiting for his friend, a few meters away.
Members of the western police station 3rd. Villa Luzuriaga were alerted and confirmed the death of the young man, who had not been identified until last night.
Police seized a long .32 caliber revolver that the deceased man was carrying, the sources added.
The prosecutor who is investigating the case, Marcos Borghi, in charge of the Functional Instruction Unit (UFI) Homicide Thematic of the La Matanza Judicial Department, at the moment did not take any temper about the man when considering that it was a homicide in legitimate defense . The video is a key piece of evidence, along with the kidnapping of the weapon carried by the deceased young man.
In addition, the judicial official ordered a series of measures to identify the accomplice and that the corresponding autopsy be carried out in the next few hours.
