He wanted to assault two old men, but he shot himself with his gun by mistake and killed himself

This Sunday, January 30, 2022, a thief died after he accidentally shot himself with the pistol with which he wanted to assault an elderly couple in Villa Bosch, a town in Greater Buenos Aires in eastern Argentina. The assailant who accompanied him managed to escape and remains at large.

Members of the Patrol Command approached the place, who seized a black backpack that belonged to the criminal and, inside, there were firearms.

The episode occurred around 1:00 pm, when a 79-year-old man and his 78-year-old partner arrived at their house in a Ford Fiesta car, TN reports.

The older adults, upon entering the house, were surprised by two hooded and armed individuals who were hiding in the front yard. At that moment, a struggle began between the older man and the criminal, who gave him several blows to the head with his butt.

In this context, the pistol held by one of the robbers was accidentally triggered and he was shot in the left leg. When he tried to run away, he collapsed to the ground and died a few meters from the house.

The experts from the San Martín Delegation of the Scientific Police indicated that the man – who has not yet been identified – died because the projectile affected his femoral artery.

Agents from the Villa Bosch police station are working in the area to find the location of the other assailant who fled, reportedly unharmed.

The case was titled “Homicide and aggravated robbery due to the use of an attempted firearm” and will be handled by prosecutor Fabricio Donato Ióvine of Functional Unit No. 1 of the San Martín courts.

Source-larepublica.pe