The incident occurred on Friday in the so-called “triple border” between the cities of San Lorenzo, Luque and Fernando de la Mora.
The fatal victim was identified as Juan Pablo Meza, 34 years old, who had allegedly resisted the search and refused to “bribe” the interveners. Meza had a history of aggravated robbery, and presumably the police ordered him to give money so as not to be arrested.
The two accused policemen are officer Hector Sánchez (who fired the weapon) and sub-officer Rubén Gonzalez (accused of having asked for a bribe from the missing victim).
“A hole was observed in the thorax, on the left side, centimeters long with an irregular outline. The affected organs were the tip of the heart and the aorta where the pellets were found. Two were also found in the chest cavity and another two outside. The consequence of death was hypovolemic shock,” said prosecutor Villasboa in conversation with journalists.
The entrance Official history, they killed him for “resistance”, the prosecutor: he refused to bribe, 2 accused policemen was first published in diary TODAY.
