translated from Spanish: He was shot twice in the face of a police officer to steal his regulation weapon and vest.

Karina Castillo, 33 years old and mom of a 9-year-old boy. He is a City Police officer and serves in Commissioner 9B. At the end of her shift she was caught by criminals in the Mataderos neighborhood, at the intersection of Emilio Castro and Miralla streets and was shot twice – according to Marcelo D’Alessandro, city’s secretary of security – of a firearm in the face by one of the thieves who after injuring her, stole her regulation firearm and bulletproof vest and went on the run. Castillo was transferred to Santojanni Hospital and from there by helicopter to Churruca. “We’re waiting for the medical part. In principle what happened to me is that iwas in intensive care and I would be out of danger,” the official reported. One of the shots compromised his left eye and another that was lodged on his scalp.” The shot went through one eye and would have its way out of the occipital region.” A witness, a neighbor of the neighborhood named Hernán, stated on Radio La Red that Karina was shot when she was guarding an ambulance that yesterday afternoon had starred in an accident.” She was lying on the floor and her face was bloodied. He could not speak, he could barely move. What I said was to tell him to calm down and that the ambulance was coming. I was really shocked. Behind me came the companion who was going to relieve him,” he said.

Original source in Spanish