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The incident occurred on Tuesday morning. The sequence was recorded on security cameras in the area and the justice system will investigate whether the agent acted in legitimate defense.

The violent episode occurred this Tuesday morning at the intersection of Puerto Príncipe and Cramer streets, where the man - who serves in the Tactical Unit of Immediate Operations (UTOI) of Malvinas Argentinas - was traveling on foot and dressed in civil.

It was when he reached the middle of the block that two young men, who were walking along the opposite path and in the opposite direction, pounced on him with a replica of a firearm and tried to threaten him so that he would give them the valuables that he had. he had on him.

The officer reacted quickly. And although at first he threatened to give them his cell phone, he made a quick movement in which he pulled out his service weapon , a 9 millimeter Bersa Thunder, and shot his attackers.

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The shots dissuaded the pair of criminals who, faced with the noise, ran away from the place. However, the bullets hit one of them, who collapsed on the ground a few meters after he fled and died instantly.