One person died and at least five more were injured, including a child, in an insane shooting that occurred this Saturday night in the populous Ludueña neighborhood, in the northwest area of Rosario.
According to the first hypotheses provided by witnesses, the extremely serious episode began with a shooting attack once morest a drug sales point, which was followed by a fierce exchange of fire between members of the Gendarmerie, the provincial police and alleged “little soldiers” who They clashed with security forces. Some versions even speak of a second fatal victim, although so far there is no confirmation.
However, prosecutor Adrián Spelta, from the MPA’s Intentional Homicide Unit, confirmed this Saturday night to The capital that it was not a confrontation between the security forces and the “soldiers” but rather that members of one of the gangs repelled a first attack and a group of young people who were selling empanadas following playing soccer were involved in that exchange of shots in the zone.
The fierce exchange of gunfire occurred around 9 p.m. Magellan and Velez Sarsfield, very close to the area where since Thursday there have been shooting attacks due to an alleged war between antagonistic groups for control of the territory. The victim was identified as Esteban Fernando Cuenca, who entered the hospital lifeless. Hospital Emergency Clemente Alvarez (Heca) following being transferred from the scene of the attack with gunshot wounds to the chest and groin.
In addition, at least four people with gunshot wounds were taken to the Alberdi hospital, while a fifth victim, a 9-year-old boy, had to be treated at the North Zone Children’s Hospital. According to the first reports, he suffered a bullet wound to the ankle of his left leg and his condition was not life-threatening.
According to some witnesses of the very serious episode The capital, It all started when unknown individuals passed by on a motorcycle and shot the front of a drug bunker adjoining the square of the block. The truth is that, according to these testimonies, the person who was killed in the shooting was part of a group of kids who sold empanadas to raise funds that would allow them to lower the cost of staying at the Potrero World Cup, which takes place in Pinto.
Witnesses even said that the fatal victim was oblivious to the disputes between gangs and was left in the middle of the fierce exchange of shots, which, according to the images reflected in the videos, the intervention of the security forces can be seen. If indeed they were innocent victims trapped in a foreign war, these deaths would be added to others that have been recorded in similar circumstances in recent days.
“This never stops here, this neighborhood It’s the party of the dead kids where lives cost 200 lucas (alluding to the $200,000 that a wake would cost),” said occasional witnesses who experienced the insane shooting firsthand. They also assured that “Chucho” Cuenca “He had nothing to do with it, he’s a working kid who makes a living away from drug trafficking and drug use.”
