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Ballistic Reconstruction Finds Gendarme Violated Protocol in Pablo Grillo Shooting

A new forensic report undercuts the official defense, prompting a September 17 questioning of the accused gendarme.

Overview

  • An August 11 reconstruction by the Policía de la Ciudad, conducted with experts for both parties, was added to the case file and rules out the manual’s permitted angles.
  • The report concludes the gas cartridge could not have struck Grillo if fired at 45 degrees upward or 30–45 degrees downward, as the Gendarmería manual requires.
  • Video from the protest shows the shooter firing roughly horizontally at people, a practice barred due to its high risk and potential lethality.
  • Judge María Servini cited Héctor Guerrero to testify in an indagatoria on September 17 as the investigation advances.
  • The peritaje notes limits on determining projectile speed and the weapon’s precise angle, and Grillo remains hospitalized after multiple surgeries including a cranial prosthesis.