2024-01-15 16:22:51
Louis Fernando Bascope, A 16-year-old teenager, who was in critical condition following receiving a bullet in the head during a confrontation linked to the seizure of land in the Buenos Aires town of González Catán, La Matanza district, died in the early hours of today. in the Ballestrini hospital.
With this death, the number of fatalities rises to five, including Thomas Waldo Velazquez Chavez, 28, Eduardo Rivera, 23, Gregory Mamani, and Leonel Enzo Tuco Tapia, 29, were arrested.
The event, which took place in near an abandoned tosquera in the 8 de Diciembre neighborhood, near the intersection of Debussy and Vega, left the community shocked.
According to information provided by police and judicial sources, The confrontation took place during a neighborhood meeting in which members of the Bolivian community and some Peruvians participated, irregularly settled on land that, apparently, they had acquired from “delegates” of Paraguayan nationality.
The dispute, which Initially it revolved around economic issues, escalated to trigger a violent confrontation.
In the middle of the discussion, Three armed Paraguayan individuals began shooting first in the air and then at the residents of the neighborhood. The attackers, feeling surrounded by neighbors, headed towards the river bank, shot once more and managed to escape. To date, his arrest has not been achieved.
González Catán: This is how the shooting began that ended with 5 deaths due to a land dispute between members of the Bolivian and Paraguayan communities. pic.twitter.com/L6RPL7JwvB
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As a result of the shooting, five people were killed and eight injured, one of whom has already been discharged.
Judicial and police spokespersons confirmed to Télam that the deceased, in addition to the teenager Bascope, were identified as Thomas Waldo Velazquez Chavez, 28, Eduardo Rivera, 23, Gregory Mamani and Leonel Enzo Tuco Tapia, 29, were arrested.
The injured, meanwhile, are hospitalized in different health centers in the La Matanza district.
At the Paroissien hospital there are Walter Escobar (40)who has injuries to the chest and leg, and David Zarate (32), shot in the head; while in Simply Evita they are assisted by Rodrigo Rooted (26), who has a chest injury; Alex Clash (35), shot in the arm; Eber Bareiro (43), with an impact on the thorax and Luis Lamas Caimán (33), with injuries to the chest and one arm.
While, Edwin Soliz (34) He has an injury to his right leg and has already been discharged following receiving the appropriate treatment at that healthcare center.
The spokespersons added that he is still hospitalized at the Ballestrini Hospital. Luis Condori (25), with knee injuries, the sources specified.
The prosecutor of the Homicide Thematic Unit of La Matanza, Carlos Arribas, began an investigation to clarify the incident, carrying out procedures that include taking testimonial statements and the analysis of the scene in search of evidence that helps identify the aggressors.
The La Matanza police arrived at the scene following receiving the 911 report, but the alleged shooters had already left the difficult-to-access area.
Telam Agency
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