San Miguel will file a complaint for attempted homicide against the municipal security inspector who was shot during an inspection

Early this Friday morning, Security Minister Martín Arrau, San Miguel Mayor Carol Bown, and Metropolitan Region Presidential Delegate Germán Codina arrived at the emergency unit of the Chilean Safety Association (ACHS) to visit a security inspector who was shot during an inspection. The events occurred in the early hours of Friday in the commune of San Miguel. A municipal security team conducting preventive patrols spotted two people on a motorcycle with a delivery backpack, positioned against the flow of traffic. The situation caught the inspectors' attention, and they approached the individuals to carry out an inspection. However, the individuals fled and, in the course of their escape, fired at least six shots at the municipal officials. One of those bullets struck a security inspector in the right shoulder, who had to be taken to the emergency room. Meanwhile, the individuals on the motorcycle were pursued by municipal officials and Carabineros. After a chase, the individuals were caught in the commune of Pedro Aguirre Cerda, where they were arrested, and it was confirmed that they were two Venezuelan citizens in an irregular situation in the country. "Centimeters away from having to mourn another person's death" At a press conference, Minister Arrau updated the official's health status and stated that he is well and will be discharged during the course of the day. However, he warned that they had been "centimeters away from having to mourn another person's death," considering that a few days ago a Carabinero was murdered during a similar operation. "We wanted to be here accompanying the mayor, and also to find out about the health of the municipal official, because this illustrates a lot of what we are facing: violence, illegal weapons in the hands of criminals, in a pattern that repeats itself over and over again," he said. Arrau criticized that the detainees had shown "a truly violent, reckless, and irrational attitude. That is what the police and municipal security officials face." For her part, San Miguel Mayor Carol Bown announced that the municipality will file a complaint for attempted homicide. "The inspector is doing well, he will soon be discharged from the emergency room to rest at home while his wounds are monitored. But the truth is that this could have been something really serious, regrettable, and that is why the complaint to be filed will be for attempted homicide," Bown said. The mayor noted that the individuals, upon seeing the municipal inspectors, "immediately opened fire, and no longer just at the vehicles, but at their person." "The patrol officer told us that it was a bullet that entered from behind and grazed his bulletproof vest and, essentially, by centimeters this did not turn into a situation of extreme gravity; it could probably have even been the official's death," she stated. In that regard, the mayor warned: "We are going to file a complaint as a municipality. We are also providing assistance to the official so that he can file a complaint in a personal capacity with the support of our victim protection office."