Joel Sebastián Magallanes, “Mayonesa”, sought for Officer Alan Molina’s murder in Buenos Aires FAST-MOVING
Seventeen‑year‑old Joel Sebastián Magallanes, known as “Mayonesa”, is the suspected material author of the homicide of police officer Alan Fabián Molina on 18 July 2024 in the Fuerte Apache neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The Justice system has issued 24 search and seizure warrants to locate the fugitive, who escaped custody on 28 April while being transferred from the Instituto de Menores de Pablo Nogués.
Magallanes is alleged to belong to a criminal organization led by Guillermo Agustín Gérez, alias “Gordo Tilín”. Investigators identified him through security‑camera footage and witness testimony. To date, eleven people have been detained in connection with the officer’s killing, and the suspect is wanted on multiple juvenile homicide and resistance charges.
Entities: Alan Fabián Molina · Buenos Aires · Buenos Aires provincial police · DDI Lomas de Zamora · Fuerte Apache · Fuerte Apache (Barrio Ejército de los Andes) · Fuerte Apache (Ejército de los Andes) · Guillermo Agustín Gerez · Hospital Arturo Oñativia · Joel Sebastián Magallanes · Lautaro Servín · Marcelo Servín
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- [○ 1 SOURCE] Motorcycle‑thieves intercepted the pair and opened fire from behind, continuing to shoot after confirming the victim was still alive. (4f30d764-97de-4bb5-9459-903c3f90bbcf)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] One of the arrested suspects had a prior weapon‑abuse case from 15 May, involving discharge of a 9‑mm firearm during a neighbor dispute. (4f30d764-97de-4bb5-9459-903c3f90bbcf)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Lautaro Servín, 17, was shot on 23 June 2024 near 7:40 a.m. while riding with his father to school in San Francisco Solano. (4f30d764-97de-4bb5-9459-903c3f90bbcf)
- [● 4 SOURCES] Police detained several suspects after reconstructing the attackers' movements using security‑camera footage and witness testimony. (supporting_article_ids)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Lautaro Servín died shortly after being taken to Hospital Arturo Oñativia in Rafael Calzada. (4f30d764-97de-4bb5-9459-903c3f90bbcf)
- [● 2 SOURCES] Police have issued 24 search and seizure warrants to locate Magallanes and secure evidence related to the homicide. (0adf5b74-a465-4d2b-81b2-aa71974a50cf,56c21ff5-6a70-443c-986f-b7d197e044b6)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Joel Sebastián Magallanes, 17, known as “Mayonesa”, is suspected as the material author of police officer Alan Fabián Molina’s homicide in the Fuerte Apache neighbourhood. (0adf5b74-a465-4d2b-81b2-aa71974a50cf,56c21ff5-6a70-443c-986f-b7d197e044b6,df0e6eeb-552b-4ebb-a0f3-d842274e3081)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Joel Sebastián Magallanes escaped custody on 28 April while being transferred from the Instituto de Menores de Pablo Nogués. (supporting_article_ids)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The investigation is coordinated by the Superintendencia de Delitos Complejos of Buenos Aires provincial police, with special units UTOI, GPM, GAD and HALCÓN conducting the operation. (df0e6eeb-552b-4ebb-a0f3-d842274e3081)
- [● 4 SOURCES] The criminal organization involved is led by Guillermo Agustín Gérez, alias “Gordo Tilín”. (supporting_article_ids)
- [● 2 SOURCES] As of the latest report, 11 individuals have been detained in connection with the murder of Officer Molina. (0adf5b74-a465-4d2b-81b2-aa71974a50cf,df0e6eeb-552b-4ebb-a0f3-d842274e3081)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] A mega‑operation involving the UTOI, GPM, GAD and HALCÓN units was launched in Fuerte Apache.