Overview
- Prosecutor Eduardo Taiano moved the case to an oral trial Tuesday, naming Gendarmería officer Héctor Jesús Guerrero as the defendant.
- Guerrero faces charges of aggravated very serious injuries for abuse of function and five counts of aggravated weapons abuse.
- Expert reports say he fired six horizontal, rule-breaking shots from an FM gas-launching pistol toward protesters at Hipólito Yrigoyen and Solís between 5:05 and 5:25 p.m.
- One projectile at 5:18 p.m. hit photojournalist Pablo Grillo in the head, fracturing his skull and leading to months in the hospital with lasting cognitive and communication problems.
- The prosecutor says the security operation was disproportionate and that Guerrero had proper training but still fired in an antiregulation way.