A Buenos Aires police officer shot an 18-year-old man to the chest this Tuesday after he pointed the firearm at him. Ezequiel Caetano Coronel (18) had already shot himself in the foot and threatened to commit suicide, after a fights with his girlfriend.
The incident occurred on the Pan-American Highway near the Vicente López district. Coronel received a bullet in the left side of his chest and fell wounded on the asphalt. Next, the young man had to be rushed to the Bernardo Houssay municipal hospital, located about 30 blocks from the scene.