Teenager Killed in Police Raid Sparks Violent Clashes in Borro Neighborhood

Tensions flared in the Borro neighborhood after a 16-year-old boy was fatally shot by police during a raid. The operation, which occurred before noon, triggered an immediate backlash from residents, who clashed with officers. Chants of "This is barrio Borro, they killed a minor" and threats were heard from a group of youths confronting the police.

The father of the deceased teenager vehemently disputed the Ministry of Interior's initial account of the events. He told reporters that police officers entered his home, forced his son out of the house, and shot him like a rat. The father insisted his son was not stealing and was merely scared and running when the officers entered. He described seeing his son being carried and thrown into a police vehicle like a dead animal.

Regarding a pistol found with his son, the father acknowledged it might have belonged to him, explaining that carrying a weapon is a necessity for survival in the neighborhood due to the prevalence of dangerous individuals.

According to El País's reconstruction, four officers entered the residence. Two approached from the front, and two from the back. While one group encountered the parents, another officer saw the teenager attempting to escape through a window, holding a pistol. The officer reportedly fired multiple shots when the youth pointed the weapon at him.

After homicide investigators and forensic police concluded their work at the scene, confrontations reignited as police vehicles began to withdraw. The air, still thick with the smell of gunpowder from earlier conflicts, became the backdrop for renewed violence. Inhabitants gathered in a nearby plaza, hurling large stones at the police, who responded with more than a dozen shots of non-lethal ammunition. Amidst the chaos, a woman cried out about the presence of young children nearby before insulting the officers.