A 45-year-old man was walking to his car in Merlo, Argentina after buying a new pair of shoes, when he was approached by two young assailants with what appeared to be a firearm.
However, the criminal duo got a fatal surprise when they realized that the victim was not a mere civilian, but a policeman carrying his service weapon.
The young people were on a motorcycle when they tried to ambush Fabián Gabriel García, a member of the police with more than a decade serving in the public force.
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According to the version of the events that García told the authorities, the boy who was riding the motorcycle as a barbecue was the one who showed the weapon, while demanding that he hand over his cell phone and his wallet. When he was going to hand over his personal effects, he took out his service weapon and fired at the assailants.
He counted at least five shots. Three of them hit Nahuel Azuga, 22, and he immediately fell on the asphalt. He was the assailant carrying the gun.
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The young man who was driving the motorcycle, Franco Rivero, 23, tried to flee the scene, but Garcia also shot him twice.
Both received urgent medical attention; nevertheless, Azuga died in hospital of complications from the bullet wounds. According to the Argentine media ‘El Clarín’, Rivero is still in a critical state of health.
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After carrying out the corresponding investigations, the Argentine authorities determined that the weapon used by the criminals to perpetrate the assault was a prop pistol. Similarly, they stated that Fabián García acted in legitimate defense, unable to determine that it was a real revolver.
For this reason, no charges will be brought against the officer, since the legal figure under which he is protected is as follows: it was an “aggravated robbery due to the use of an attempted prop weapon.”
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