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Birthday Host Surrenders in Chaco Party Killing as Probe Widens With New Arrests

Prosecutors widened the case by detaining two more suspects to test his self‑defense claim.

Overview

  • Jonatan “Guasón” Romero, 30, was shot multiple times during a house party in Resistencia and died at Hospital Perrando after six gunshot wounds.
  • Enzo Damián Escalante, the birthday host, posted a video admitting he shot Romero and then turned himself in while claiming he acted in self‑defense.
  • Investigators detained Escalante’s mother as an alleged necessary participant and a 26‑year‑old suspected of supplying a firearm, according to the prosecutor.
  • Police collected 12 spent casings from .40 and 9 mm rounds, and hospital records show six wounds, so experts are checking if more than one gun was used.
  • Accounts diverge on whether Romero stabbed Escalante before the shooting, and fiscal Ana González Pacce’s team is taking statements and running ballistics as the victim’s partner says the shooter fired with two guns and bystanders feared stepping in.