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During the afternoon this Friday, a 30-year-old man suffered eye trauma and the loss of his right eye, after receiving a projectile of unknown origin, in the middle of the demonstrations in the Alameda.
Felipe Avila Conejeros It is the name of the victim who received the impact, who was recording the protests at the scene with his camera.
According to his mother’s account, the wounded man was behind a police picket line, when suddenly shots were heard and one of them hit the eyeball. According to a video that had access CHV NewsAfter the fact, the young man shouted “my eye!” and was helped by people who were around him.
“It is complicated with his eye. Now we talk to the doctor and he told us that at 17:00 they were operating on him and there he was going to see what condition his eye would be in, “said the relative.
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In addition, he detailed that “Felipe was coming after the police and suddenly he felt in the video, I don’t know if it would be gunshots, but you see a child hiding behind a tree” and stated that there is still no certainty about who or who would have caused the shot.
This saturday man you will undergo surgery at 5:00 p.m. at the Santa María Clinic.
Government response
The Minister of the Interior, Rodrigo Delgado, condemned the incident and assured that an investigation is underway to determine who or who were responsible.
“This person was on the Alameda axis, behind a police unit that was advancing, he was not in front. At that time, the person unfortunately falls to the ground and the evaluations would have resulted in ocular trauma, I understand with the loss of the eye “, Held.
Likewise, the Secretary of State indicated that “we regret this type of event, we deeply reject it. Carabineros is conducting a thorough investigation with the cameras of the sector, of all the evidence, in order to determine and define what happened and who is responsible for launching the projectile.”.
“I want to be very emphatic: this is unacceptable. No one should have consequences of this kind. It is unacceptable that a projectile of this type arrives. I would be very cautious in the analysis until I have the background of what happened, “added the authority.
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