It is assumed that the owner of the shooting complex was intimidated by a drug gang into selling drugs inside the establishment

Hitmen who fired from a car at a compound in the northwest area of Rosario killed a policeman, a member of the owner’s family, and injured the owner of the premises, a customer and an agent who provided additional custody. in the scene of double murder 37 cloves served were seized, so it is believed that the the attackers used a machine gun.

The survey was conducted by Intentional homicide prosecutor Alejandro Ferlazzo, who went to the place “De Taquito” located at the intersection of Juan B. Justo and Olmos, in the neighborhood of Stella Maris, and ordered to raise the cameras and take testimonies. At this location, there is a resto-bar that offers live entertainment and also five-a-side football pitches.

From the data that the Policeit is suspected that the owner of the previously shot complex was intimidated by a drug gang into allow them to sell drugs inside the establishmentsituation to which he would have refused.

The 58-year-old owner of the premises was transferred to Clemente Alvarez Emergency Hospital, where he is hospitalized for a bullet in the right shoulder. A 28-year-old client was transported to the same hospital with wounds on left flank and legsfor which he had to undergo surgery.

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A relative of the owner, of whom no information has been released at this time, died at the San Martín Polyclinic from multiple gunshot wounds.

He murdered policeman was Rodrigo Mediniwho with Silvana C., an agent who works at post 21 – she was currently on leave and was also shot and injured –, worked overtime as guards. In the case of the woman in uniform, she was referred to Clemente Álvarez Emergency Hospital and is out of danger.

According to the data received GlobeLiveMedia, Silvana C. is three months away from being able to retire from the Police. A source close to the victim added that she had her back turned at the time of the shooting and that her companion Medini pushed her and threw her to the ground to protect her from the shots, which ended up hitting her.

In Rosario there are already 36 intentional homicides so far in 2023
In Rosario there are already 36 intentional homicides so far in 2023

After Medini was killed, his service weapon was also stolen, as they were able to establish from the Criminal Investigations Agency Homicide Division, that that same Sunday they raided to find her. Although it is unclear if the abduction was carried out by the hitmen or by someone who was present in the bar.

El pasado 20 de julio, el police asesinado había publicado en su cuenta de Facebook un reposteo de otro profile, donde, en résumén, decía: “Hoy no sé si vale la pena dejar a mi familia por un sueldo que hoy en día es de poor. I don’t know if I should leave her to take care of people who wish me dead just because of the bad news of another in uniform. I don’t know if I want to be shot or beaten and my death is worth less than that of a criminal. I just wish I didn’t die in vain. Someone is looking after us.”

The Rosario department accumulates 36 intentional homicides since the beginning of the year, according to the Public Security Observatory. Of these, 24 cases occurred in January and 12 in February. That is to say, on average, almost one crime per day.

In the last hours, the governor of the province Omar Perottiheld: “Hannibal Fernandez He asks us that the provinces take responsibility for federal crimes such as drug trafficking. This shows that the national government is abandoning Rosario. All they have to do is ask Santa Fe to guard the country’s borders so that weapons or drugs do not enter.

“It has been shown that with the political verbiage and the chicanas of Twitter, the problems of insecurity in the country are not solved. The minister’s fight should not be against him or against a governor, but against the drug crimeadded the provincial president.

Omar Perotti, governor of Santa Fe, denounced that "the national government abandons Rosario"
Omar Perotti, governor of Santa Fe, denounced that “the national government is abandoning Rosario”

Also Governor Perotti He again asked for more support from the head of the National Security portfolio, assuring that Aníbal Fernández “continues not to understand the reality that Rosario and the province have been going through for many years, due to organized crime and the trafficking of dope”.

And he concluded:If that’s all the help you can give, you gotta tell the minister it’s not enough”.

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