PDI arrests homicide suspect in San Miguel after attempting to flee across rooftops in Santiago
A 30-year-old man was arrested by the PDI accused of fatally stabbing a person at the intersection of Santa Fe and Nueva Moscú streets in San Miguel.
Arrested for homicide in San Miguel after fleeing to Pucón and Quintero
The Investigaciones Police (PDI) arrested a 30-year-old Chilean man charged with the homicide using a cutting weapon of a person that occurred on 10 January 2026 in the municipality of San Miguel, Metropolitan region, reported adnradio.cl.
According to sub-inspector Javiera Céspedes, of the Southern Homicides Brigade, the crime took place "during the early morning hours, when the victim was passing through the intersection of Santa Fe and Nueva Moscú streets and was intercepted by the suspect".
The official explained that "for reasons that are being investigated, they appear to have initiated a discussion". In that context, the accused allegedly drew a cutting weapon from his clothing and inflicted "various injuries in the thoracic region" of the victim, who died at the scene.
After the crime, the suspect allegedly travelled to Pucón and Quintero to evade justice. Homicide detectives were able to identify and locate him after various proceedings.
He was finally captured in the early morning hours in Santiago when he was attempting to escape across the rooftops of a residence. "The accused will be placed at the disposal of the competent guarantee court in the afternoon for his detention control hearing," Céspedes stated.
Source: Google News CL — Crime