The jewelry store owner repelled an assault and seriously injured one of the robbers this Tuesday followingnoon, blocks from the Maipu Square.
Four criminals in the open they intimidated the owners to try to rob the premises, located in Carmen Lucía Correa with Manuel Rodríguez, in the center of the commune of the west of the capital. Nevertheless, the son of one of them defended himself with his weapon, duly registered according to preliminary information.
In this frame, one of the assailants was wounded by a gunshot and finally He died at El Carmen Hospital..
also suffered minor injuries owner’s mother from the jewelry store, who was taken to the same care facility, but was released later, and is with her son giving more details of the incident in a police unit.
according to the captain Edison Salinas of the 25th Maipú Police Station, the victim’s son “declared in the first instance that He fired two shots, which would have caused the injuries of the antisocial as well as his mother“.
“The collection of both the income from the gallery sector, as well as from the jewelry itself, is being carried out,” added the official. The shopping arcade was fully operational during the shootout.
Labocar and Carabineros OS9 personnel are working to clarify the dynamics of the shooting, as well as whether the criminals also used firearms.
The mayor of Maipu, Thomas Vodanovićasked increase police strength in the Plaza de Maipu. “We deeply regret that once once more the civic center of our commune has been involved in criminal acts,” said the community authority.
“From the township We are making every effort, together with the Carabineros, to recover the Plaza de Maipú once more. as a quiet and safe space for our neighbors and neighbors. Nevertheless, we call on the Presidential Delegation to increase the police force in the sectorsince we need a greater institutional presence to ensure security in our Plaza de Maipú,” he added.