Relatives of Nahuel Molina suffered a violent robbery at their home in Lanús.

Nahuel Molina's family experienced moments of terror on the night of July 7 in Lanús, Buenos Aires, when eight armed criminals broke into his father-in-law's house, Claudio Occhiuzzi. After putting a gun to his head, they exchanged gunfire with the police before escaping.

The incident occurred around 8:30 p.m. on Eva Perón Street, while the family was gathered. "We were in the living room watching television and started to hear noises at the dining room window. When I approached, a criminal came in, all dressed in black, put a revolver to my head, and three more came in behind him," the real estate businessman recounted.

The assailants forced the entire family, including the children, to sit in the living room. "Then they took me to the bedroom, started to harass me, put the gun to my head, beat me and demanded that I tell them where I kept the money," he detailed. He only had inherited jewelry, but the thieves wanted more and coordinated among themselves using walkie-talkies.

The criminals' car was already wanted by the justice system for another aggravated robbery and had been detected minutes earlier by municipal cameras, which allowed a police operation to be set up.

When the police arrived, the driver rammed a patrol car and fired at the officers, starting a shootout inside and outside the house. "When they crossed the dining room door, they started shooting at the police. There were more than ten or fifteen shots. One ran outside and three went back inside. It was the most panic-stricken moment, I thought they were going to kill me because maybe they thought I had warned the police," Occhiuzzi said.

He also described another moment of extreme tension: "They wanted to leave through the back, so I accompanied them and tried to open the gate that had a padlock. Because of the nerves, I couldn't open it and at all times they put the revolver to my head and pulled the trigger."

After the shootout, three criminals aged 23, 22, and 20 were arrested, while the other five managed to escape. Among the items seized were firearms, tools for forcing entry, and "miguelito" spikes to stop patrol cars.

To search for the fugitives, the officers even entered a neighboring gym, and a woman recorded on video how they went up armed in an attempt to reach the terrace. The case is being handled by prosecutor María Alejandra Bonini, from the decentralized UFI of Ituzaingó.

This violent episode once again highlights the growing insecurity affecting Buenos Aires province under Axel Kicillof's administration, where home invasions and violent robberies are occurring with increasing frequency.