Overview
- Sergio Andrés Retamozo, 43, was attacked outside his home in Billinghurst as three armed assailants stole his Renault Clio, a sequence captured on security cameras.
- The officer, who was in plain clothes and did not resist, was shot in the back as he tried to run; he was taken to Hospital Castex and is reported stable.
- The stolen Clio was located hours later burned near Barrio Libertador at Eucaliptus Bis and Calle 194, and police conducted forensic work at the scene.
- The case is led by prosecutor Ignacio Correa of UFI No. 5 in San Martín, labeled attempted homicide (homicidio criminis causa) and aggravated robbery with a firearm.
- Investigators are reviewing footage, have not announced arrests, and say the perpetrators could be minors, a line of inquiry set against recent violent attacks on security personnel in Greater Buenos Aires.