A high-ranking official of the Investigative Police sustained a gunshot wound to the arm while outside a nightclub on Avenida Tobalaba, Providencia commune. The incident occurred at around 1:20 in the morning when four criminals intimidated two off-duty PDI detectives with firearms, resulting in an exchange of shots. The officials were in a parked vehicle when one of them was taken down by the criminals. The gunfire caused the suspects to flee the scene. The head of the Eastern Metropolitan Prefecture of the civil police, Julio Caro, stated that preliminary information suggests that between six and seven shots were fired. One of the officials was rushed to the Carabineros Hospital and underwent surgery for his left arm injury. Fortunately, he is now out of life risk. The police are investigating a suspect who arrived at the Chilean Security Association clinic with a gunshot wound, potentially related to the incident.
A frank official of the Investigative Police was found with a gunshot wound to the arm after repelling a trap on Avenida Tobalaba, Providencia commune, while It was parked outside a nightclub.
The event occurred around 1:20 in the morning, when two PDI detectives who were outside their work hours were intimidated with firearms by four criminalswhich would have generated the exchange of shots.
the prefect Julio Carohead of the Eastern Metropolitan Prefecture of the civil police, explained that “they took down one of the officials who was driving the vehicle. And in that dynamic an exchange of shots begins, which causes the subjects to flee the place“.
According to preliminary information, between six and seven shots would have been fired.
One of the officials was wounded in his left arm in the shootingfor which he underwent surgery at the Carabineros Hospital and is out of life risk.
On the other hand, a person is being investigated that he arrived at the clinic of the Chilean Security Association with a gunshot wound, due to his possible criminal participation in the event.
This shooting outside a nightclub in Providencia commune has left one PDI official injured but thankfully out of danger after undergoing surgery. The incident occurred when four criminals approached two off-duty detectives outside their work hours, leading to an exchange of gunfire. The investigation is ongoing, with one potential suspect currently being treated for a gunshot wound at a nearby hospital. It’s a reminder of the dangers faced by law enforcement and the importance of remaining vigilant even during off-duty hours.