Motochorros shot a city policeman in a robbery attempt in Moreno

And city ​​police was injured in the city of Buenos Aires Moreno after a confrontation with two suspected criminals who tried to steal his motorcycle in which he circulated: one of the thieves was arrested after being admitted to a hospital for treatment for a gunshot wound; the other fled.

It all started this Friday around 11.30 p.m., when an agent of the Buenos Aires force – who was out of order there civilian clothes- He was riding his motorcycle in the neighborhood of Barrio Catonas, west of Greater Buenos Aires. At this time, according to what the investigators were able to reconstruct, the agent met his brother, also on a motorcycle, but who had just punctured a tire.

As the two men tried to solve the problem, they were surprised by two motochorros armed. Facing the threat at gunpoint, the Villa Luro Police Station 10C officer—later identified as JAC, 28—defended himself against the assailants, resulting in an exchange of gunfire started with the criminals who ultimately They left without completing the robbery.

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Following the shooting, the police officer suffered a sore in the groin area and he was transferred to the general area hospital for acute patients “Mariano y Luciano de la Vega”, located at 700 Avenida del Libertador. is out of danger.

After the admission of JAC to the hospital, the police officers of the 8th police station of Moreno learned of the admission to the same establishment of a person with a gunshot wound to the chest.

The suspect, who has not yet been identified, may be one of the bikers who assaulted the City policeman and who was also wanted in connection with the crime of a man last September. This was confirmed at GlobeLiveMedia sources with access to the file.

“They’re looking for fingerprints because he gave a fake name.. In any case, he was arrested for the robbery on Friday evening ”, explained to this media the same sources who are investigating the robbery of the police of the City.

48 hours after the events, the police of Buenos Aires are still searching intensely for the accomplice, who would be the one who left the person now detained in the hospital and quickly withdrew.

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The investigation was carried out by the Functional Instruction Unit (UFI) n°8, whose head is the prosecutor Gabriel Lopezof the judicial department of Moreno-General Rodríguez, who filed an action in aggravated theft for the use of a firearm and capital homicide the cause of the crimeall temporarily.

Episodes of insecurity carried out on motorcycles have become a constant in the suburbs of Buenos Aires. Exactly one month ago, two motorcycles cornered and killed a federal policeman during a robbery attempt in Merlo. The footage was recorded by a security camera. A few minutes later, the criminals committed another similar act.

Meanwhile, in mid-January, two criminals on a motorbike brutally assaulted a retired couple in Quilmes. Like the federal police robbery, this fact was also recorded by security cameras in the area.

After the episode, the inhabitants of Quilmes Oeste cut the Calchaqui Avenue there Triumvirate to demand greater security in the area and the repeated absence of patrols. “The insecurity is already unbearable. That’s why we had to take this extreme measure,” they explained.

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