Shooting in Villa 20 in Lugano due to a drug dispute: one dead and several injured

A shooting over a drug dispute of old date occurred in the last in the Villa 20 in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Lugano, with at least one dead, several people injured and one arrested.

Staff of the City Police They arrested a subject who murdered a 17-year-old young man in the early hours of Sunday, as a result of a dispute between families that were dragging on old confrontations.

Police sources revealed to Agencia Noticias Argentinas that both the dead young man and the attackers had criminal records for robberies and drug sales, among other crimes.

Shooting in Villa 20 in Lugano due to a drug dispute: one dead and several injured

The incident occurred on the corner of the streets Colonel Martiniano Chilavert y Araujo in Villa 20when police personnel moved to the area after a call from several neighbors who heard the shots.

When they arrived at the scene, they found two gunshot wounds, who were immediately taken to the hospital. Cecilia Grierson Hospital.

Likewise, four other gunshot wounds were already in the Parmenio Piñero hospital upon arrival.

The City Police He managed to find the perpetrator of the crime at the hospital, where he was being treated for two gunshot wounds to the leg, and he was subsequently arrested. A firearm without a mark or inscription was seized at the scene of the confrontation.

When checking the data of those involved through the system, it emerged that the deceased young man had two records of robbery dated August 31, 2023 and November 1, 2023, aggravated by being in a town and in a gang, and by escalation and use of firearm respectively.

Meanwhile, another of the injured, 30 years old, registers two violations of the Drug Law number 23,737 in May and October 2022. The uniformed officers continued with the operations to find all those responsible for the shooting.