Parents, students, and neighbors of El Palomar marched this Thursday to demand greater security after criminals shot a father in front of the school where he was taking his daughter, in a new episode of violence that occurred in the province governed by Axel Kicillof.
The attack occurred around 7:15 AM on Ingeniero Santiago Brian at 900, just meters from the Emaús School. The victim, a former chief commissioner of the Buenos Aires Police, had arrived at the establishment to drop off his daughter at kindergarten when three criminals got out of a vehicle and attempted to steal his car.
The man identified himself as a police officer, and an armed confrontation ensued. During the shooting, he was shot in the abdomen and was left seriously injured. Even after being shot, one of the recordings taken at the scene showed the father worried about his daughter's condition: “Can you check on the girl? Hey, the girl!”.
Neighbors assisted the victim and alerted 911. He was subsequently rushed to Posadas Hospital, where he was admitted to intensive care.
The attackers fled the scene and, during their escape, struck again: they stole a vehicle from a woman who was also heading to the school with her two children. The suspects remained at large and were being sought as part of an investigation led by prosecutor Pablo Masferrer, head of UFI No. 2 of Morón.
