Monday May 8, 2023 | 10:49 p.m.
A man died today due to gunshots in Pozo Azul and due to the fact, the Misiones Police are looking for his brother as the main suspect, sources from the force told El Territorio.
As detailed by the spokesmen for the force, the victim was identified as Omar Eduardo Da Silva, who had an address on provincial route 17, in the Mandori area of Pozo Azul.
The members of the local Police Station were notified of the event at noon, when it was reported that a person had been transferred in serious condition from the local Caps to the Samic Hospital in Eldorado.
It was detailed that the man had a shot compatible with a firearm, which ultimately ended up causing his death.
The uniformed officers went to the place where the events allegedly occurred and there they were able to speak with a nephew of those involved, who is 25 years old and had witnessed the entire sequence.
He said that when he arrived at the building around 11:30 a.m., he could see how Omar Eduardo was arguing with his brother Julio, although he did not know the reasons for the confrontation.
The fight moved to the sidewalk and it was in that instance, according to the aforementioned witness, that Julio took out a pistol-type weapon and fired three shots at Omar.
The attacker got into his Toyota Hilux truck and fled the site in the direction of Bernardo de Irigoyen, while the wounded man was taken to the aforementioned care center.
Around 5:00 p.m. from the Labor Capital hospital they confirmed the death of Da Silva. As determined by the police doctor involved, he had a gunshot wound at the height of the pelvis, with no exit wound.
In any case, the corresponding autopsy was requested from the authorities of the First Investigating Court of San Pedro, which is involved in the case.
Different dependencies of the XIV Regional Unit searched for the alleged murderer, which at the moment yielded no positive results. They were able to find his truck, which was found some 45 kilometers from the scene, with the doors closed and no occupants.
Search warrants were requested at different points to try to find the suspect and the murder weapon.
