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2 clusters · 26 sources · 28 days · First seen · Last updated

Gun violence incidents in Chile

Overview

Gun violence incidents have been reported across various districts in Chile, involving both stray bullets and targeted attacks.

In late August, a five-year-old girl was injured in the Cerro Navia district when a stray bullet from a vehicle-based shooting became lodged in her femur. Authorities, including the Organized Crime and Homicide Team (ECOH) and the PDI, launched an investigation into the incident.

By late September, further shootings occurred in Talca and Renca. In Talca, an armed individual opened fire on two people, resulting in one death and one injury. In Renca, a public altercation escalated into a shooting that left three men injured, with one person in critical condition.

On September 27, a security operation in the Lo Espejo commune turned fatal. While officers from the 42nd Patrol Police Station were conducting identity checks in the Las Dunas sector, an individual identified as Brayan Farías Díaz, a Venezuelan national in an irregular migratory situation with a prior criminal record, reportedly fired approximately 20 shots at the officers using a firearm equipped with a modified extended magazine. A second officer responded to the attack, fatally wounding the assailant at the scene.

The attack resulted in the death of 30-year-old Cabo 2° Christopher Andrés Aguilera Fernández, who was struck in the head and later passed away at Clínica Las Condes. President José Antonio Kast expressed condolences, describing the attack as “cowardly” and calling on Congress to accelerate legislation regarding organized crime and illegal immigration. Public Security Minister Martín Arrau condemned the attack, stating that “an attack on a police officer is an attack on the entire country,” and pledged to reinforce operational, legal, and material support for law enforcement.

Entities

Carabineros de Chile · Lo Espejo · Argentina · Policía de Investigaciones · La Araucanía

Claims

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Timeline

  1. about 22 hours ago

    [CRIME] 16 sources
    Carabineros officer Cristopher Aguilera dies after shooting in Lo Espejo

    Carabineros officer Cristopher Aguilera Fernández died after being shot in the head during a police procedure in Lo Espejo, Chile. The attacker, a Venezuelan national, was killed in the exchange.

  2. 28 days ago

    [CRIME] 11 sources
    Cerro Navia shooting injures five-year-old girl with stray bullet

    A five-year-old girl was hospitalized after being struck by a stray bullet during a shooting in Cerro Navia, Chile. She remains in stable condition and awaits surgery.

Sources

03442.com.ar · 24con.com · atacamanoticias.cl · caaguazunoticiasdigital.com.py · digitalsantotome.com.ar · elcontraste.cl · elgong.cl · elinformadorchile.cl · elregional.cl · elreporterodeiquique.com · eltelegrafo.com · extranoticias.cl · finde.latercera.com · icndiario.com · internet21.cl · ladiscusion.cl · lagacetaonline.com.ar · lahora.cl · lanacion.cl · laprensaaustral.cl · latercera.com · noticiasdellago.cl · prensachalaca.com · reportediario.cl · rosariolaciudad.com.ar · vlnradio.cl

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