Juan Manuel Britos (40) had been targeted by drug gangs for a long time. They had shot up his house on two occasions and left him death threats.

Because of these threats, he had received the support of Mayor Pablo Javkin in February of last year. He even had police custody for a few months. This Thursday, four months after his release from custody, a group of hitmen on a motorcycle intercepted him while he was leaving the house they wanted. They shot him 29 times in front of his wife and his 8-year-old son.