The detective is free after repelling the assault with his service weapon that killed three miners

On a Saturday, a deputy commissioner of the San Antonio Investigation Police's robbery brigade arrived in his car at the intersection of El Roble and Campino streets, in the Recoleta neighborhood. The police, whose name was not given by the institution, was out of order and was planning to visit his girlfriend.

Upon her arrival at the scene, she was stopped by two other cars, which went down to four people carrying a firearm.

According to the IDP version, the subjects tried to steal the vehicle and, in this situation, the detective came out of his vehicle and introduced himself as a judicial police official.

However, the attackers did not stop before. the warning of the officer who, in the face of the threat, disarms his service weapon, injuring three of the subjects. Two were lying on the floor, while the other two (one of them wounded) managed to escape in a vehicle.

The latter arrived a few minutes later at the San Jos hospital, where the wounded man died and his companion was arrested by the police.

The two badailants who were injured at the scene of the shooting were taken by the emergency services to the same health center, but could not be resuscitated and died on the spot.

The dead badailants they were all minors, two were 16 years old and another 17. One of them had a history of robbery of intimidation, robbery with violence and theft. theft of equipment intended for public use. In addition, they found the weapons they were wearing at the time of the badault attempt.

Meanwhile, the official was injured in the back by a shot fired from a small weapon, which hit him in the shoulder. He was transferred to the Carabinieri Hospital, where he was released yesterday afternoon and then sent to his home.

According to the information provided by the IDP, at the material time, the public lighting fixtures of the place were extinguished.

Background

Sub-Prefect Alberto Vsquez, of the Robos Suroriente Brigade, explained that "the three subjects were armed with firearms with the intention of stealing the vehicle, before the IDP leader repels the attack with his service weapon and wounded the three antisocial ". The detective was determined to shoot the badailants four times.

The deputy commissioner was released but summoned to testify, which proved that his actions corresponded to the legitimate defense.

By order of the Public Prosecutor's Office, the investigation was in the hands of investigating police officers who, at the end of this edition, were in the process of writing the corresponding expert reports to determine what happened in the district of Recoleta.

reacted to the threat posed by four armed persons.