The two ultra leaders of Rosario Central were shot dead in the middle of the street

The crime occurred after the Argentine League match in which Rosario Central lost to the Saint Lawrence (0-1).

Andrés ‘Pillín’ Bracamonte53 years old, historic head of the Rosario Central bar (ultras), and Daniel ‘Rana’ Atardo55, his main collaborator, were in a van when they were intercepted “by at least three people” on foot, the homicide prosecutor reported. Alejandro Ferlazzo at a press conference.

The murderers fired more than 11 times, and each of the two victims was hit five times, the prosecutor detailed. “There are many eyewitnesses”said Ferlazzo, and addressed them inviting them to come forward to collaborate in the investigation “guaranteeing extreme confidentiality and security.”

The prosecution ordered to collect images from security cameras in the area, testimonies from the scene and a review of previous attacks of which Bracamonte had been a victim, such as the attempted murder after another game in Rosario last August, a shooting in your home and other attacks than in previous years at the entrance to one of his children’s school.

The prosecutor said that the Rosario Central club informed him that “they do not have any external or internal film record of the club” corresponding to that day.

He also reported that the causes of the a power outage that occurred in the area at the time of the incident and said: “It may be a normal defect taken advantage of by the authors, although we do not rule out any other hypothesis.”

“We want to be measured and work and have a response as quickly as possible,” said the intervening Regional Prosecutor, Matias Merlothis Monday, amid concerns that the crime will unleash retaliation within rival bars in a city plagued by violence, especially drug trafficking.

The Minister of Justice and Security of Santa Fe, Pablo Cococcioniwarned that from the police point of view the “event could not have been foreseen” because Bracamonte had been the target of 29 attempts on his life, despite which, “he was with very few self-preservation measures and showing himself and repeating his routines” and “he was prohibited from entry to the stadiums.

The homicide set off alarms in both national and provincial authorities because Rosario has been plagued for decades by the drug trafficking business and clashes between gangs for control of the territory. «It is a striking and worrying fact», admitted Cococcioni.

During the last decade, The city of Rosario has been the most violent in Argentina. In 2014 there was an outbreak of homicides (254) that, with fluctuations, continued until 2023, with 260 victims annually. Homicides have been reduced by more than half since the beginning of the year, a fact that was celebrated by the government.