The
wave of murders of taxi drivers in Rosario
added two new deaths between Tuesday and Wednesday, and there are now four in less than a month.
While the Federation of Taxi Workers demands justice and Patricia Bullrich speaks of a "typical revenge", the Police found another similarity between both crimes: that
the two drivers were murdered with the same gun.
The data was confirmed by the ballistic analysis carried out by the Investigative Police (PDI), which also reported that bullets belonging to the Santa Fe Police were used in both murders.
"We have reconstructed the mechanics of the events. Today we know where the taxis were boarded, the routes and how the events occurred. And particularities of the scenes. Minutes ago we received the advance from the PDI that confirms that the same vehicle was used. weapon,” declared prosecutor Patricio Saldutti at a press conference.
In the crimes of Héctor Raúl Figueroa (43 years old) and Diego Alejandro Calentano (32) there are many similarities.
In addition to the gun and bullets, both belonged to the same company -radiotaxi 4555555-, they were murdered around 11 p.m. and the suspects posed as clients.
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The Minister of Security related the attacks on taxi drivers to the measures against prisoners in federal and provincial prisons.
In addition, the Police
found an intimidating note
towards taxi drivers in the Puente Gallego neighborhood, 40 minutes before Wednesday's crime.
The prosecutor pointed out that "it could not have any relationship," in statements to
Rosario3
.
"All the data is relevant today. We cannot rule out any hypothesis. The two taxis were from the same company, which collaborates with the investigation and provided the GPS of the units. Their owner testified at the Prosecutor's Office," said Saldutti.
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