Commotion in Chile: a conscript soldier shot dead two soldiers and killed himself in a regiment

An 18-year-old conscript soldier, serving in a regiment of armored cavalry schools of the Chilean army of Iquique, fired on two comrades and then shot himself.

The young man opened fire on the guard sergeant, Sergeant Fernando Zamorano Fuentes, 33, and the first corporal Pablo Benavides Ramírez, 31 years old. According to information provided by the military unit, the rookie would have been identified with Marco Antonio Velásquez González, who reportedly fired once against the corporal and at least four times against the sergeant.

The Chilean Defense Minister, Alberto Espina, who regretted Sunday the death of both soldiers and the rookie, said he called relatives of the deceased agents to bring them the support of the institution and said that he would They would wait for the results of the investigation to determine what happened in this unit of the Chilean army in Iquique.

"I deeply regret the death of three members of the Chilean army at the armored cavalry school of Iquique.I spoke to the wife of Sergeant Zamorano and to the father of the Corporal Benavides, to express our support for this human drama, the investigation, "Espina added on her official Twitter account.

Lt. Col. Ignacio García Bunster, director of the military unit, confirmed that the soldier, who was performing his compulsory military service, had approached the guard post "shot at them and then went on". is committed suicide ".

Garcia Bunster said that "he (rookie) was in service with his regulatory armament, because it was incumbent upon him as a sentry to guard the barracks". "He was a soldier who was training for eleven months, he came in last year," said the officer.

A rookie brother, Diego Velázquez, revealed that he had already tried to commit suicide. "I was with psychologist and psychiatrist, they had to cancel it and they did not wanthe stressed.

"Friday night, he had another conscript and they sent him when he did not belong, I understand that he killed them, because they were bothering him, my brother did not Was to blame for nothing, "said the brother.