Chilean officer killed in Lo Espejo shootout; Venezuelan suspect dead
Corporal Cristopher Aguilera Fernández died after being shot in the head during a vehicle check; the attacker, a Venezuelan national with a criminal record, was killed by police.
KEY POINTS
- Corporal Cristopher Aguilera Fernández, 30, died at 21:48 after being shot in the head during a traffic check in Lo Espejo.
- The attacker, a Venezuelan national with a criminal record, fired over 20 shots using a weapon with an extended magazine and was killed by return fire.
- A second Carabinero suffered minor injuries; the officer who fired the fatal shot acted in self-defense.
- Prosecutor Juan Cheuquiante initially said no one else was involved, but General Subdirector Enrique Monrás later confirmed other individuals may have participated and fled.
- Public Security Minister Martín Arrau and Carabineros leadership visited the hospital; the force declared Aguilera a "martyr" killed in the line of duty.
A routine vehicle check in the Las Dunas neighborhood of Lo Espejo turned deadly on Sunday afternoon when a suspect opened fire on Carabineros officers around 4:30 p.m. Corporal Cristopher Andrés Aguilera Fernández, 30, was struck in the head and airlifted to Clínica Las Condes in critical condition. Despite emergency surgery, he was pronounced dead at 9:48 p.m. The attacker, identified as a Venezuelan national with prior convictions, fired more than 20 rounds from a weapon fitted with an extended magazine before being shot dead by a fellow officer. A second officer sustained minor injuries.
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