Two criminals were injured – one of them with life-threatening injuries – on the night of this Sunday, after a police officer repelled an attempted robbery with gunfire in the municipality of Colina.
According to reports, the incident occurred around 9:00 PM on La Viñita street in the aforementioned municipality of the Metropolitan Region, when the officer, who was off duty, was arriving home with his family. At that moment, he was intercepted by a vehicle from which three armed individuals got out.
According to Captain Nelson Maira, a patrol officer from the Northern Prefecture, in this situation, "the victim, a police officer, used his personal firearm, which was properly registered, and the individuals fled without managing to steal the vehicle."
He added that minutes later, police were informed that one individual arrived at the San José Hospital with a gunshot wound to his neck, while a second arrived at the Dávila Clinic, also with a gunshot wound that allegedly lodged in one of his kidneys. The latter is reportedly in critical condition.
Captain Maira reported that an investigation is underway to determine if the individuals, who are currently detained, also opened fire during the incident.
Therefore, the Public Prosecutor's Office ordered the Vehicle Entrustment and Search Service (SEBV) and the Carabineros Forensic Laboratory (Labocar) to investigate the circumstances of the incident and examine the scene.
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Two individuals, described as antisocial, were seriously injured and transported by their own means to two medical facilities in the area, where they are currently detained. (Reference image, from archive) JONNATHAN OYARZUN/ATON CHILE Comments: Two criminals were injured – one of them with life-threatening injuries – on the night of this Sunday, after a Carabineros officer repelled an attempted robbery with gunfire, in the municipality of Colina. According to reports, the incident occurred around 9:00 PM on La Viñita street in the aforementioned municipality of the Metropolitan Region, when the officer, in civilian clothes, was arriving at his home with his family. At that time, he was intercepted by a vehicle from which three armed individuals got out. According to Captain Nelson Maira, patrol officer of the Northern Prefecture, in this situation, "the victim, a Carabineros officer, used his personal weapon, properly registered, and these individuals fled, without managing to steal the vehicle." He added that minutes later, Carabineros learned that one individual arrived at the San José Hospital with a ballistic impact on his neck, while a second arrived at the Dávila Clinic, also with a gunshot wound that allegedly lodged in one of his kidneys. The latter is reportedly in critical condition. Captain Maira reported that an investigation is underway to determine if the individuals, who are currently detained, also opened fire during the incident. Consequently, the Public Prosecutor's Office ordered the work of the Vehicle Entrustment and Search Service (SEBV) and the Carabineros Forensic Laboratory (Labocar) to determine the dynamics of the incident, examine the scene, and identify and locate other participants, as well as the vehicle used in the crime. Finally, it was reported that both the police officer and his family were unharmed. More on: Police, Colina, Carabineros, robbery.