A violent episode occurred during the afternoon of this Wednesday in the Buenos Aires town of
Quilmes
, where a
36-year-old motorcyclist
was injured by a
gunshot to the head after trying to rob a
police officer
with an accomplice
, who resisted with his weapon. regulation and responded to the shots.
The incident occurred around 6:45 p.m. on the
corner of Lavalle and José Hernández Avenue
, in said town of the homonymous district in the southern area of the suburbs.
According to police spokespersons who informed the Télam news agency, a
sergeant from the Local Prevention Police Unit (UPPL)
who was
in plain clothes and dressed in civilian clothes
was intercepted by two armed motorcycle jets for robbery purposes.
In this context, the agent took out his service weapon and fired
at least one shot,
which hit the head of one of the criminals, who fell to the ground seriously injured.
For his part,
his accomplice escaped on the motorcycle
.
An ambulance from the Emergency Medical Care System (SAME) immediately went to the crime scene and transported the injured man, who
was conscious
, to the Iriarte hospital in Quilmes, where he remains hospitalized out of danger and under police custody.
A replica of a .45 caliber pistol
and a screwdriver, which the shot assailant was carrying, were
seized from the scene .
Meanwhile, they are analyzing the security cameras in the area to identify the criminal who remains at large.
Prosecutor Martín Conde, in charge of the Functional Instruction Unit (UFI) 3 of the Judicial Department of Quilmes, intervenes in the case.
With information from Télam.