Four years in juvenile detention for 14-year-old who killed 15-year-old in Piedras Blancas

A 14-year-old boy has been sentenced to four years and two months of internment at the National Institute for Social Inclusion of Adolescents (INISA) for the murder of a 15-year-old. The conviction, reached through a simplified process by the Montevideo Prosecutor's Office for Adolescents, stems from an incident on April 4 in the Piedras Blancas neighborhood.

Police responded to a call on Camino General Leandro Gómez where the 15-year-old victim was found in a backyard, suffering from a gunshot wound. Despite being transported to a medical center, he later died. Witnesses reported hearing multiple shots and seeing the victim on the ground. Investigators recovered 11 shell casings from a .45 caliber weapon at the scene, along with bloodstains and a bullet impact on a wall.

The article also notes a separate fatal shooting that occurred in Piedras Blancas on a previous Friday. A 25-year-old man was killed while walking with a woman when a vehicle passed by and fired shots. The victim, who had no prior criminal record, sustained eleven gunshot wounds. Twelve shell casings were found at that scene. He was taken to a local clinic but died despite medical efforts. Police are reviewing surveillance footage to identify the vehicle involved in that incident.