On a morning that seemed calm in Merlo
's Buenos Aires party
, the calm was abruptly interrupted by a
violent assault
.
A merchant was
shot in
retaliation after going out to chase a group of five criminals who had stolen his
truck and two thousand dollars
from his partner.
It all started when the woman arrived at
a party room
located on San Juan and Pampa streets.
Upon getting out of her Toyota Hilux SW4, she was approached by
five armed robbers
who were traveling in a gray Toyota Etios.
The chilling situation developed quickly when the criminals, with excessive violence, snatched the truck and around
two thousand dollars in cash
.
The woman, although
released unharmed a few blocks
from the scene of the assault, was left traumatized by the incident.
However, the story did not end there.
Alerted by his partner, the 45-year-old merchant decided to take action and chased the criminals
in his own black Toyota Hilux SRX
.
A dangerous raid through the streets of Merlo
The chase was tense, with
both vehicles zigzagging through the streets of Merlo
.
The merchant, determined to recover what had been stolen from his partner, remained firm in his search, without imagining the imminent danger that awaited him.
It was at a moment of high tension when the criminals, after abandoning the stolen truck, became aggressive.
From the moving Toyota Etios, they began
to shoot indiscriminately
at the merchant.
Nine shots were fired at the man who,
clinging to the steering wheel, managed to avoid death
.
The moment when the criminals shoot the merchant who was chasing them.
video capture
Miraculously unharmed, the merchant managed to escape the hail of bullets.
Private security cameras
captured
the terrifying moment of the shooting.
Finally, these assailants boarded the Etios and escaped with their accomplices.
The Functional Instruction Unit (UFI) 1 of Morón is in charge of the investigation and established a series of measures to
identify the criminals
.
With information from Télam.
D.S.