2024-04-28 22:34:21
Regarding the reasons for carrying out the shots, the Carabineros indicated that “according to what he states, it was, ultimately, to test the shotgun that he kept.”
Carabineros confirmed the arrest of a Chilean citizen who fired shotgun shots from his home in Las Condes and later he barricaded himself in his home.
The 54-year-old man fired the gunshots from the patio of a property located on La Caladrina street.
General Juan Muñoz, head of the Eastern Zone of Carabineros, He explained to the press that, thanks to a drone from the Security Department of the Municipality of Las Condes, “it was possible to see inside the home, verify them and, in this way, see two individuals inside it.”
After the police officers identified themselves to the homeowner as part of the Carabineros, “the person agreed to leave the home and a voluntary entry was made (…) once inside, during the search, a number of weapons were found inside.”
Among the war weapons that the person involved had were “prohibited long weapons, shotguns that are not registered, three of them. “Two rifles, a rifle and a 9mm pistol that are not registered.”
Along these lines, the detainee only had a registered weapon, but “he lost it some time ago and has not filed a complaint.”
“This situation allowed us to proceed with the arrest of the person and his companion, he is a subject of interest and the third party is a witness,” said the senior officer.
Regarding the detainee, General Muñoz explained that “he lived alone in the place where his personal and work residence would be. He has a history of injuries and drunk driving.”
Regarding the reasons for carrying out the shots, the Carabineros indicated that “according to what he states, it was, ultimately, to test the shotgun that he kept.”
Neighbors of the sector accused that these types of episodes were recurrent in the detainee’s home, where “a significant number of punctured shells were found.”