A thief died this Sunday, January 30, in Villa Bosh, a Buenos Aires town of Tres de Febrero, following your gun accidentally fires while trying to rob a retired couple. His accomplice managed to escape and is still at large.
The episode occurred in the early hours of this Sunday, when a 79-year-old man and his 78-year-old partner arrived in a Ford Fiesta at their house, located on Calle 17 de Agosto al 1600, on the border between Martín Coronado and Villa Bosch, police sources reported.
At the time of entering the home, said couple was surprised by two hooded and armed individuals who were hiding in the front yard. There, the struggle began between the older man and one of the criminals involved.
It was then that the thief, who had a pistol in his hands, accidentally pulled the trigger and was shot in the left leg. When he tried to flee on foot, he collapsed on the ground seconds later and he died 70 meters from the house.
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Why did the robber who shot himself in the left leg die?
The experts from the San Martín Delegation of the Scientific Police determined that the man He died because the projectile affected his femoral artery. As was stated above, the other assailant involved fled the scene and remains at large.
Along with it, members of the Patrol Command They seized a black backpack that belonged to the offender and inside there was a pistol and a revolver. They were a 40 caliber Llama Max pistol and a Smith and Wesson 32 long revolver.
In addition, members of the security forces of Villa Bosch located hidden in the patio a Rexio 12.70 shotgun, without number, loaded with around two rubber cartridges and at least three ammunition of war.
Until now, no sign of the second thief. The case was registered “Homicide and aggravated robbery due to the use of an attempted firearm” and the prosecutor Fabricio Donato Ióvine of the Functional Unit No. 1 of the courts of San Martín intervened.
JFG