Camilo Enrique Humeres Verdugo
Ingeniero — 58 years old.
Background
Camilo Enrique Humeres Verdugo
Ingeniero — 58 years old.
Case summary
Camilo Enrique Humeres Verdugo, a 58-year-old engineer, died on September 13, 1973, after receiving a gunshot wound to the skull in Santiago. The incident occurred while he was looking out of a window in a downtown building during clashes between military personnel and snipers, and he is officially recognized as a victim of political violence.
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Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos[1]
Camilo Enrique Humeres Verdugo died that day at 4:15 hours, at Huérfanos Nº 1022, 14th floor, due to a craniocerebral gunshot wound, as certified by the Medical Death Certificate from the Legal Medical Institute.
According to his family members, Camilo Humeres worked as the Head of Public Works in Antofagasta and was passing through Santiago. On the day of the events, while he was looking out one of the windows of the aforementioned building, he was struck by projectiles, the exact origin of which remains unknown.
In the vicinity, gunfire could be heard between snipers and military personnel. He was transported to the Posta Central, where he passed away, as recorded in the corresponding Autopsy Report. His body was retrieved from the Legal Medical Institute.
Considering the evidence gathered and the investigation conducted by this Corporation, the Superior Council, taking into account the time, place, and cause of death, declared Camilo Enrique Humeres Verdugo a victim of the prevailing political violence.
References
- 1Museum of Memoryhttps://interactivos.museodelamemoria.cl/victims/?p=2741