Video: the moment a carabinero kills a juggler in Chile

Thousands of people demonstrated on Friday in Panguipulli, in the southern Chilean province of Valdivia, after an episode featuring a young juggler and Carabineros staff.

A Chilean court determined this Saturday the arrest of the police officer, whose identity is kept confidential. The money was brought to a court for a detention review and a hearing that was transmitted over the internet, where it was determined that “the accused will be detained” until Monday, when the prosecution presents the charges against him and the investigation. begins.

The event that sparked the protests began on Friday when the juggler performed a number using machetes and police wanted to stop him, which sparked a discussion that ended with a agents shooting at the artist, according to a video of the event. widely distributed through local channels and social media.

During this time and after the incidents of the protest, the local fire commander, Rodolfo Zúñiga, said work to extinguish the flames continued until dawn and that they had succeeded in controlling the emergency, according to the web portal of the Chilean radio station. Bío Bío.

Although the director did not provide a complete list of institutions, Bío Bío reported that among the damaged buildings were the municipality, the post office, the civil registry, the local police court, among others, and a assured that an attempted looting against a branch of the bank BCI.

Zúñiga confirmed that liquid or flame accelerating material was found inside all damaged institutions and distributions, for which he confirmed that all fires were intentional.

“As a municipality, we regret the loss of this young juggler. I hope that the responsibilities will be established by the courts and that justice will be done,” Ricardo Valdivia, mayor of Panguipulli, told Radio Cooperativa.

People who witnessed the incident started screaming after the man in uniform shot the young man, which led to the protests.

Before the fires, police used tear gas and fire hydrant cars, local media showed.

The carabineros supported the agent and assured that he was using his weapon “to safeguard his own integrity, his own life” and “as part of self-defense”, according to Boris Alegría, lieutenant-colonel of the police of Panguipulli, in a video published by the institution.

In the meantime, the government has ordered the Carabineros to turn over all records of the incident to the prosecution, which has launched an investigation to clarify responsibility for the death of the street artist.