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[CRIME] · Argentina, Chile · 37 sources

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Violence in Argentina and Chile: Multiple fatal shootings reported

Multiple fatal shootings and violent incidents have been reported across Argentina and Chile.

In Argentina, 53-year-old contractor Jorge Britos Alcaraz was shot in the chest while exiting his vehicle in Lomas de Zamora. One suspect was detained after being grazed by a bullet during an exchange of gunfire. In Laferrere, a 21-year-old plainclothes police officer shot and killed a 15-year-old, Lautaro Gabriel Herrera, during an attempted robbery by a group on motorcycles. Four other minors were subsequently detained.

In Chile, a Venezuelan national died after being shot in the torso in Estación Central, Santiago. Additionally, an unidentified man was shot to death near a playground in Paine, Región Metropolitana. Authorities in both Chilean cases are reviewing security footage to determine the exact locations and motives of the attacks.

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Barriada del Tinte · Claudio Fornaro · Guardia Civil · Hospital de Alta Resolución de Utrera · Jorge Britos Alcaraz · Laferrere · Lautaro Gabriel Herrera · Lexington · Policía Bonaerense · Policía de la Provincia de Buenos Aires · Sevilla · Utrera

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