Ninth femicide in Oruro: police sublieutenant killed his partner sergeant and took his own life
A police sublieutenant shot and killed his partner, a sergeant, in Oruro, before taking his own life. The case brings the number of femicides in the department to nine.
Oruro registers ninth femicide of the year following murder-suicide between police officers
Oruro has recorded a new femicide case, the ninth so far this year, after a police sublieutenant fired twice at his partner—a sergeant from the same institution—and subsequently took his own life. According to lapatria.bo, the incident occurred following a prolonged passionate argument between both officers.
Departmental prosecutor Franz Zulmer Villegas stated that preliminary investigations are based on testimonies from neighbours and security camera records. According to those sources, the aggressor carried out the attack and, within seconds, shot himself at the scene.
The Institute of Forensic Investigations (IDIF) performed autopsies on both bodies. The results determined that the woman died as a result of brain laceration and cranioencephalic trauma caused by a firearm projectile. The sublieutenant died from open facial cranial trauma as a consequence of the self-inflicted shot.
Of the nine femicides recorded in Oruro this year, seven correspond to the urban area and two to provinces: one in Huanuni and another in Caracollo. Villegas clarified that, upon confirmation of the perpetrator's death, proceedings would be terminated due to the death of the accused.
Source: Google News BO — Crime