He resisted the theft of his car in La Tablada and was shot in the leg: one of the thieves was caught by neighbors

A violent act of insecurity occurred yesterday Thursday in Table in the presence of several witnesses. A man he was shot in the leg while confronting two criminals They wanted to steal his car. As they could not reach their objective, the robbers fled the scene of the attack, although a few minutes later one of them was uncharacteristically arrested by the neighbors themselves.

The event occurred on Culpina Street, a few meters from Crovara Avenue, a block full of shops and with constant traffic of people. At 6:30 p.m., the victim, accompanied by his wife, decided to park his car in the middle of the street without even knowing it that he was being followed by criminals who a few seconds later were going to approach him wildly.

From what can be seen in the video of the attempted assault, published by NT and recorded by a security camera in the city belonging to the party of Murderone of the robbers – who was armed – walked directly towards the driver, pointed through the window, engaged in a brief struggle with the victim and fired two shots: a projectile hit the man’s leg. The accomplice, meanwhile, went to the companion’s side and forced her down.

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The criminals of the time were ready for anything. Despite the fact that he was injured and the noise that the shots generated throughout the block, they took the time to open the driver’s seat door, throw the victim to the ground and flee. The wife, on the other hand, seeing that her husband had been shot in the leg, did not hesitate to come to his aid and dragged him as best as she could on the sidewalk to get him as far away as possible. possible from the vehicle.

However, the streak was about to change. Due to the scandal on the spot, a cash from the Buenos Aires police that was on Crovara Avenue heard what had happened, intervened in the robbery and got the criminals out of the car to get away. Footage shows the sudden appearance of the officer and how the thieves rushed out of the scene.

According to what emerges from the depositions of witnesses, a criminal was able to flee while the accomplice was arrested a few minutes later, in the midst of an incredible situation. A trader in the area explained that the attacker returned to the scene of the attack and claimed to have also been a victim of the same attackers. His aim may have been to mislead the police and the witnesses themselves.

But the plan went wrong. The shooter’s wife recognized the thief at the time, pointed him out, and had him caught by a group of neighbors. The suspect was attacked by one of them and held until other officers finally arrived on the scene. The injured, meanwhile, was transported by ambulance to the Ballestrini hospital. According to the trader, the victim would have compromised his leg.

“I guess the criminals are from the area”the man guessed.

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