2024-04-13 13:54:51
Police officer Emmanuel Sánchez, 27, was leaving a religious cult with his partner and son, when he confronted a group of criminals who were trying to steal a vehicle.
As Emmanuel Pedro Sánchez Soto, 27 years oldthe police lieutenant who was killed with at least 14 shots, on Wednesday night, in the Quinta Normal commune.
According to information provided by the police institution, he carabineer He died after being shot at by a group of criminals. at the intersections of Radal and San Pablo in the middle of an attempted assault.
It was around 10:00 p.m. when Lieutenant Emmanuel Sánchez He was leaving a religious cult with his partner and son, moment when he realized that a group of antisocials were trying steal a car.
There, when the police officer took out his service weapon, a strong exchange of shots began, which ended the lives of the police officer and one of the assailants.
According to prosecutor Felipe Olivarí, The deceased criminal is a Venezuelan manwhose immigration status is irregular.
“This was a cruel murder”
After confirmation of the death of the uniformed man in the San Juan de Dios Hospital, The general director of Carabineros, Ricardo Yáñez, referred to the police officer’s crime.
“I am not going to talk about death because this was a cruel murder. The truth is that Emmanuel not only acted as police officer defending the community in this procedure, despite being frank and in civilian clothes, but defended his wife and his three-year-old son. This cost him his life,” said General Yáñez.
“It pains us deeply to have to fire a young officer who was preparing and specializing to be an investigator and combat organized crime. Because that’s what the institution is doing, improving its capabilities to be able to eradicate these scourges from society that have generated so much damage and so much fear during this time,” added the general director.
“Emmanuel recorded 14 congratulations on his resume, standing out as a police officer who permanently committed himself to this type of procedures to act bravely, with courage,” he concluded.
Minister of the Interior: “they will be pursued until they are found”
After the confirmation of the death of the police officer, the Minister of the Interior, Carolina Tohá, He lamented the crime through his X account.
“It is with deep regret that we receive the information of the death of Carabineros Lieutenant Emmanuel Sánchez Soto, who He was the victim of an assault while he was with his family“, he expressed,
“I want to give my condolences and those of the government to the family. and friends of Lieutenant Sánchez, as well as all his co-workers at @Carabdechile, a message that I already delivered to General Director Ricardo Yáñez,” added the government authority.
Along with this, he added that “as a result of this incident, one of the assailants was arrested, who later died from injuries caused during the confrontation. The other assailants will be pursued until they are found so that they can face justice. and receive the corresponding punishment.”