A man was shot dead in Bella Unión, Artigas, this Sunday morning. As reported Underlined (Channel 10) and confirmed to The Observer the director of Coexistence and Citizen Security of the Ministry of the Interior, Santiago González, around 10:00 the local police was alerted by a man wounded by several shots.
An hour later, upon arriving at the scene, the officers were informed that had been transferred to a health center in a private car, where he died.
The homicide occurred in the Uruguay settlement; According to González, these are “little ranches” where people gather to consume drugs. The hierarch explained that he did not have a fixed address and he did have a criminal record.
For her part, the prosecutor in the case, Stella da Silva, detailed to The Observer that it was a young person and maintained that “he did not have many bullet wounds.” As she expressed it, she saw a single impact “at lung height”, which entered through her back and exited through her chest. “The neighbors heard three shots, maybe two did not hit”narrowed down
Statements have already been taken from witnesses and the body is under autopsy.
