Police detained the retiree but later released him. / Photo: File
A retiree shot to death a man who was surprised when he apparently tried to steal a lawn mower from his home in the Cordoba city of San Francisco, in the San Justo department, police sources reported.
According to the preliminary data of the investigation, the episode occurred last Saturday night when the 74-year-old man was sleeping with his wife, who alerted him to strange noises coming from the patio of the house.located in Corrientes and Libertad.
According to sources, the retiree got up, 22 caliber revolver and surprised a man trying to take his lawn mower stored in a warehouse.
Always according to the information provided by the man to the police, he asked the thief to leave the house, at which point he pounced on him, for which he shot him in the leg.
Next, the spokesmen added, the thief tried to disarm the retiree and struggled with him, at which point a second shot was fired that hit the intruder’s chest, who fell dead.
The sources said that after the murder of the 34-year-old suspect, the retiree was detained in preventive custody, although he was released shortly after.
However, he was charged with the crime of “homicide in excess of self-defense” by the San Francisco Complex Crimes prosecutor, Bernardo Alberione.
In the house, the firearm used by the homeowner and the elements used by the suspect to enter the place were seized.
