Overview
- Two men posing as buyers pulled a gun during a street meetup in Estación Central and tried to load boxes of World Cup 2026 sticker packets from the merchant’s car on Thursday night.
- The attackers threatened the merchant’s wife and asked about his 7‑year‑old son before one fired shots into the air and at the merchant’s feet; no physical injuries were reported.
- The merchant chased the fleeing vehicle, opened the moving trunk and recovered some boxes because the thieves had not locked it.
- Carabineros, represented by Teniente Patricio Andrade, said the robbers ultimately took only the merchant’s wallet with personal documents and about 50,000 CLP, and no arrests have been made while the investigation remains open.
- Reporters say the case highlights how informal, high‑demand collectibles sales arranged through online marketplaces concentrate valuable stock in street meetups and expose sellers and their families to opportunistic violence.