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.
7 more sources below
COMMENTS (0)
No comments yet. Be the first.
RELATED STORIES
Netanyahu Makes Secret Trip to UAE for Talks with President bin Zayed
Israeli prime minister spent four hours in Abu Dhabi amid scrutiny over a disputed report that the UAE warned him of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack in advance.
Utah judge orders release on bail for man after 41 years on death row
Douglas Stewart Carter, 71, will leave prison after DNA testing excluded him from evidence in the 1985 murder of Eva Olesen.
Mistress Testifies at Ex-'Idol' Contestant's Murder Trial
Alleigha Botner read from 107,000 messages detailing Caleb Flynn's affair and violent fantasies about killing his wife Ashley.
- Hungary Lifts Immunity for PM Magyar, Two Ex-Ministers Detained
- Tun Dr Siti Hasmah, Pioneering Doctor and Former PM's Wife, Dies at 100
- Trump Airs Taxpayer-Funded Ads Before Midterms, Sparking Legal Challenges
- FBI Adds Nijjar Killing Suspect to Ten Most Wanted, Offers $1M Reward
- Chile launches $1.3 trillion emergency jobs plan
This page was compiled with AI assistance from the outlets named above and passed an automated language check before publication. Montegre has no reporters of its own; the byline names the outlets the story was compiled from. Method and editorial standards