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Ángel Gabriel Moya Rojas

Estudiante Enseñanza Media — 15 years old.

Background

StatusValech-Rettig Commission Violation of Human Rights
DateSeptember 14, 1973
LocationSantiago, RM Metropolitana
Age15 years old
OccupationEstudiante Enseñanza Media
AffiliationSin Militancia

Case summary

Ángel Gabriel Moya Rojas was a 15-year-old student who died on September 14, 1973, in Santiago after being intercepted by a military patrol before the curfew. The young man was detained, searched, and subsequently shot by the agents after being ordered to run, constituting a victim of human rights violations due to the excessive use of force.

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Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos[1]

On September 14, 1973, Angel Gabriel MOYA ROJAS, 15 years old, a secondary school student, died.

The victim was heading home with a friend before the curfew when they encountered a military patrol that detained them, searched them, then ordered them to run and opened fire on them. The victim died instantly.

According to the death certificate, the date of death was September 14, 1973, at 16:00 hours in Santiago, due to: "gunshot wound to the left thoracic region."

Given the circumstances and the cause of his death, this Commission formed the conviction that the affected individual was killed by State agents through the excessive use of force, a victim of a human rights violation.

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How to cite this record

DondeEstan.cl (2026). Ángel Gabriel Moya Rojas. Retrieved on June 4, 2026, from https://dondeestan.cl/record/angel-gabriel-moya-rojas. Original sources: Museum of Memory (https://interactivos.museodelamemoria.cl/victims/?p=1465).