VIDEOLethal seconds. The video that shows the moment in which a gendarme killed an alleged motochorro and left an accomplice injured

When Tuesday was still in darkness, a gendarme shot dead an alleged “motochorro” and wounded another 15-year-old when they intercepted him for apparent robbery purposes while waiting for the bus at a stop in the Buenos Aires town of La Reja, Moreno district, police and judicial sources reported yesterday.

In the last hours, images were revealed that show the incident that occurred on the first morning yesterday when a sergeant from the National Gendarmerie (GNA) was dressed in civilian clothes and was waiting for the bus to go to work at the stop located on the Jerónimo Cabrera and Sofocles streets, in the aforementioned western district of Greater Buenos Aires.

According to sources told the agency Telamin those circumstances, The 42-year-old officer was approached by two armed suspects who were traveling on a red Yamaha FZ motorcycle, with no visible license plate.

While the suspect who was accompanying him pointed at him from the vehicle.With a firearm in his hand, the gendarme took out his service weapon and fired at least six shots, that hit the motorcycle driver and his accomplice. The suspects tried to flee, but fell after a few meters, sources indicated.

The driver, who has not yet been identified, He died at the scene after receiving several gunshot wounds, while his accomplice, who turned out to be a 15-year-old teenager, was wounded by four bullets in the shoulder.the ribs and one elbow, the sources detailed.

The officer, for his part, was unharmed and notified the area police who, upon arriving at the scene, found a Colt .32 caliber revolver at the scene, without legal impediment and with ammunition in its drum, which apparently the assailants were carrying, the sources said.

Prosecutor Luisa Pontecorvo, in charge of the Functional Instruction Unit (UFI) No. 3 of Moreno, He also ordered the seizure of the gendarme’s weapon to carry out the corresponding investigations.

The injured 15-year-old was taken to the Mariano and Luciano de la Vega hospital in Moreno, where he underwent surgery, while the body of the deceased was taken to the morgue for an autopsy and identification.

Sources linked to the investigation said that It was established that the injured teenager has a history from last January 12when he was arrested for possession of a firearm and concealment.

However, because he is 15 years old, he cannot be held accountable for both that incident and the one that occurred this morning.

Meanwhile, the prosecutor notified the gendarme of the start of the file, but did not order his arrest, considering that he acted in legitimate defense.

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