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Argentina Probes Three Fatal Shootings of Young Men: Santa Fe Death Eyed as 'Russian Roulette,' Buenos Aires Killings Suspected Tied to Drug Trade

A preliminary autopsy in the Santa Fe case did not establish third‑party involvement.

Overview

  • Enzo Cornejo, 20, died hours after a gunshot to the head in Frontera, Santa Fe, following emergency transfer to Hospital J.B. Iturraspe in San Francisco.
  • Investigators’ working hypothesis is a dangerous game of Russian roulette, with several people present, including a minor; two adults were briefly detained and released without charges.
  • The Fiscalía reported that the initial autopsy did not implicate others, and officials await ballistic testing, technical analyses, and further witness interviews to clarify the sequence of events.
  • In a separate case in western Greater Buenos Aires, a young man was found shot dead in a vacant lot where police collected 11 nine‑millimeter casings, and investigators suspect a revenge attack linked to drug sales.
  • Another incident in the same region left Emmanuel Farías, 26, fatally shot near a known drug‑selling point, and authorities are assessing whether a man arrested for an unrelated homicide also took part in this killing.