It has been revealed that the call made to the emergency number 133, which triggered the fatal incident in Puerto Varas, may be linked to the phone of the deceased police officer.

The Carabineros (Chilean police) addressed the investigation into the death of Major Javier Eduardo Figueroa Manquemilla (36) this Monday, following a television report that revealed new evidence and forensic analyses, raising numerous questions about the circumstances of the incident that occurred two months ago in Puerto Varas. The officer died in the early morning of March 11, on the same day as the presidential change of command. The officer, along with another police officer, went to investigate reports of people consuming alcohol in public near the railway tracks on San Francisco Street, near the Ewaldo Klein Stadium. He was shot in the temple and was admitted to the Dr. Eduardo Schütz Schroeder Hospital in Puerto Montt, where he remained for eight days in critical condition, suffering brain death, in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). According to Teletrece, one of the elements that most caught the attention of the investigators came from the call to 133 that reported the presence of people consuming alcohol in public in Puerto Varas. According to the forensic analysis, the phone from which the call was made was "associated" with Figueroa himself. The same device was later found in the backpack of the deceased officer and, according to the available information, it had no SIM card at the time it was examined. Forensic analysis showed no traces of third parties. Another piece of evidence that has made it difficult to clarify what happened relates to the weapon used in the incident. According to information obtained by Canal 13, forensic analyses reportedly did not detect any biological traces of third parties on the officer's service weapon. In addition, the investigation included a DNA analysis of the officer's colleague who was with Figueroa that morning. The result was reportedly negative, currently ruling out his possible involvement in the investigated events. Regarding the trajectory of the bullet, the forensic analysis established that the bullet entered through the officer's forehead and then exited. It was also confirmed that the bullet came from the institutional weapon of the deceased officer. Investigation under confidentiality. Through a public statement, the police force emphasized that the investigation is ongoing and reiterated that it is a confidential case, currently headed by the Public Prosecutor's Office. "In response to the information disseminated by the media regarding the death of Major Javier Eduardo Figueroa Manquemilla (May he rest in peace), we inform the public that this is a confidential investigation that is currently underway," Carabineros stated. The statement adds that they will continue to cooperate with the authorities to clarify the case. "The Carabineros of Chile will continue to actively collaborate and provide the Public Prosecutor's Office with all the necessary information and support to contribute to the clarification of the facts, in strict adherence to the law and the investigative work being carried out," it stated. The police force also expressed its confidence in the progress of the judicial and police investigations. "The institution reaffirms its commitment to transparency, institutional responsibility, and respect for due process, confident that the ongoing investigations will allow us to establish the truth of what happened," the statement concluded.