The sergeant begged a 15-year-old thief who threatened to shoot himself when he was circled: "Do not do it!"

Accused by the police, a 15-year-old thief threatened to shoot himself in the head before being arrested. However, an officer in Mar del Plata convinced the criminal to surrender his weapon after several minutes of tension and panic.

The episode occurred Monday afternoon, in Catamarca Street, when a patrol intercepted a young gunman who had stolen the product from a pantry. The badault occurred two blocks from the first police station.

After a few minutes, other police officers approached the officer and began shouting at the thief for him to let go of the gun. The situation reached its end point when the offender pointed at 9 millimeters for a few seconds. "Do not do it! I have a brother of your age"said a policeman in the midst of the tumult.

It is Sergeant María Victoria Salinas, who belongs to the command of the patrols of Mar del Plata. Once he was able to capture the attention of the young man, the officer informed his comrades that he had the situation under control and finally convinced the young man to throw the ## 147 ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # 39, ground weapon.

"Maria Victoria avoided crime and avoided death"Cristian Ritondo, Minister of Security of Buenos Aires, wrote on his Twitter account. In a publication in which he shared the video of the operation, the manager emphasized the agent's work for "his vocation of service" and noted that "for a policeman, life is a good supreme".

After handing over the weapon, the offender was arrested and transferred to the juvenile detention center accused of "Theft aggravated by the use of a weapon". Officers seized a 9-millimeter pistol and the 960 pesos that he had stolen from the store.