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21-year-old shot dead while driving in Colina
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Chile /Crime & Justice

21-year-old shot dead while driving in Colina

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A 21-year-old man was fatally shot while driving in Colina, Chile.
  • The victim was traveling with a 14-year-old minor who was unharmed.
  • Investigators are examining evidence, including shell casings found at the scene.

A 21-year-old man was shot and killed while driving a vehicle in Colina on Sunday. The incident occurred on Inmaculada Concepciรณn street, and the victim was accompanied by a 14-year-old minor who was not injured.

Authorities were alerted to the scene after receiving a report of a traffic accident involving a car colliding with a metal awning. Upon arrival, officers discovered the victim deceased inside the vehicle, showing multiple gunshot wounds. The victim had no prior police record, and the incident was immediately classified as a homicide.

According to prosecutor Ignacio Pefaur, the victim was driving with a passenger when a second vehicle approached. "For reasons under investigation, they were approached by a second vehicle, from which shots were fired at the first car while in motion, resulting in the driver's death and the co-pilot's unharmed survival in this case," Pefaur stated. "At least there are four bullet impacts in the vehicle, and ballistic evidence has been found, three of them on the ground."

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Originally published by Cooperativa in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.