The victim was identified as Franco Guzmán. Neighbors report that the Buenos Aires police did not arrest the murderer
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Insecurity has struck González Catán again, in the district of La Matanza. A 22-year-old man, identified as Franco Guzmán, was shot and killed in San Lorenzo Square in the Villa Dorrego neighborhood.
Franco, de 22 años, asesinado por un narco en La Matanza.
The attack took place at the intersection of Coronel Eugenio Garzón and Benjamín Matienzo, when another young man intercepted him and shot him at close range. The assailant fled through the neighborhood streets while neighbors tried to help the victim.
Minutes later, officers from the Buenos Aires Police found Guzmán's body with gunshot wounds to the chest area. The case was classified as "homicide" and is being handled by the La Matanza UFI, which ordered the initial forensic examinations and the collection of witness statements.
"Justice for Franco"
Hours after the crime, family members and friends held a protest on National Route 3, at kilometer 32, desperate over the lack of action from the provincial government, they demanded swift progress in the investigation and the arrest of the killer.
"Everyone knows who it was, but the police do nothing," the protesters told local media, which broadcast images of the gathering with signs demanding "Justice for Franco."
Familiares de Franco pidiendo justicia ante la inacción de Kicillof.
Residents also pointed to the lack of police presence in the area and the inaction of the Buenos Aires Ministry of Security, which reports to Governor Axel Kicillof.
According to La Nación, the alleged perpetrator of the homicide was identified by the initials D.G., son of a local drug dealer known as "Pantera." Three days after the homicide, the family reported that the assailant was still at large, while the judiciary and provincial police had yet to carry out his arrest.
Uncontrolled insecurity in the province
Franco Guzmán's murder adds to the long list of violent incidents in Greater Buenos Aires. Residents of La Matanza state that drug gangs and armed confrontations are a daily part of the urban landscape.
Axel Kicillof, gobernador bonaerense.
Despite the complaints, Axel Kicillof's administration continues to show dismal results in terms of security, and the province remains a bloodbath. Structural insecurity and the lack of police response are generating increasing outrage in the neighborhoods of southern Greater Buenos Aires.
On social media, the hashtag #FuerzaNarco went viral, where users claim that Kirchnerism and its candidates only end up continuing to cover up drug trafficking and insecurity.
