Who was Maribel Zalazar, the policeman who was murdered in the Retiro metro station

This morning, a municipal police officer who was serving at Retiro station on metro line C was shot dead when he wanted to stop an argument that had broken out between a man who was in the central hall and a metro employee.

Although the woman was rushed to Churruca Hospital, doctors were unable to save her life. presented a gunshot wound to the chest and neck area, and his left lung was also compromised. She was first assisted in shock room then admitted to the operating room. Eventually, he died shortly after 12:30 p.m.

The fatal victim has been identified as Maribel Nelida Zalazar, 35 years old, who worked in the metro division of lines C, D and H. He lived in the city of Glew in Buenos Aires, was in a relationship and had two children: one 13 years old and the other 5 years old .

Salazar He had been trained in the federal police. He entered in 2014 and worked in this force until 2016. Three years later, he requested the transfer to the city government to join the local police. Before that, he had worked in a gastronomic place in Adrogué, until 2008.

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“The police are adorable, we see them every day. For us, it is a companion. She works at the Retiro and at the Constitución,” a delegate from metro line C told reporters, before news of her death broke.

On social networks, not only has the demand for justice for the policewoman begun, but also that the Debate over the use of TASER guns that, in cases like this, it could have prevented a fatal outcome.

The tragic event erupted as the attacker argued with a member of staff from EMOVA – the concession company for the metro network. When the officer intervened to calm the situation, the man took his service weapon and fired two shots at him, one in the chest and the other which grazed his neck. For his part, another subway operator was injured when he received a bullet in the region of the waist.

As this medium was able to discover, the 30-year-old shooter was arrested in his escape from the Sheraton hotel by municipal police officers and another from the PFA. The suspect has a history of gender-based violence and resistance to authority.

Mariela, a passenger who was at the scene, said: “We started to hear gunshots and all the passengers fell to the ground, but we don’t really know what happened.”

At 11:41 a.m., EMOVA communicated via its social networks that the metro line C service is interrupted until further notice.

“Metro network concessionaire Emova reports that at 11:04 a.m. there was a confrontation (causes under investigation) between police personnel and a person who was in the lobby of Retiro station on line C As a result of this violent episode, a Station Products and Services Assistant was injured, with a minor injury – out of danger – while the security money involved was transferred by SAME staff. As a result of this incident, the security protocol was activated and Line C service was interrupted. reported in a press release.

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