Assaulted a gas station with a toy gun and shot and killed – 28/11/2018

The motorcycles arrived at the service station of Lomas del Mirador, La Matanza. One of them came out and threatened the beach player with a toy gun. They did not have the presence of a retired federal policeman, who was working on the spot with serenity. The badailant stole the employee's motorcycle and started fleeing, but the former officer shot him and fell dead about 20 meters from Matheu Street.

The event took place Tuesday evening in the company Axion Energy (formerly Esso) located at the corner of San Martin Avenue and the street O. Brien, in the town of Lomas del Mirador , in the district of La Matanza, in Buenos Aires.

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According to police sources, the 22-year-old beach player would not have been injured, as would Fortunato Mazzitelli (62), the retired police officer.

The spokesmen said the investigators had seized the 6.35-caliber Beretta pistol from the ex-official and that he had found the beach bike, a black Yamaha FZ16.

Mazzitelli said and was released, saying that he had acted "in self-defense". In his statement, he claimed that the motorcycle had aimed him with the weapon, which was subsequently deemed a toy.

The deceased badailant was identified as Cristian David Cañete, 23, who lived in the village of Las Antenas, in Lomas del Mirador. A replica 9mm pistol was sequestered next to the body.

Police medical experts were unable to examine the body at the scene of the incident due to incidents caused by neighbors.

The prosecutor Claudio Fornaro, of the thematic homicide UFI of La Matanza, investigates the case.