Domingo Salvador Yañez Hernández
Pintor — 29 years old.
Background
Domingo Salvador Yañez Hernández
Pintor — 29 years old.
Case summary
Domingo Salvador Yáñez Hernández, a 29-year-old painter and stagehand, died on September 5, 1985, after being struck by a bullet in Peñalolén, Santiago. His death occurred during the Fourteenth National Day of Protest, amidst a context of barricades and gunfire, and he is considered a victim of the political violence of that era.
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Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos[1]
On September 4, 1985, during the demonstrations related to the Fourteenth Day of National Protest, ten people died: […]
Domingo Salvador YAÑEZ HERNANDEZ, 29 years old, worked as a stagehand. On the night of September 5, he was at the intersection of Calle San Luis de Macul and Calle Principal (Santiago) when he was struck by a bullet.
Witness accounts describe the extremely complex nature of the situation, noting that there were numerous barricades blocking traffic; the power had been cut by throwing chains onto transformers; and there were exchanges of gunfire.
The Commission did not have sufficient information to clarify the actual circumstances under which the events occurred or the exact origin of the fatal shot. Nevertheless, based on the evidence presented, the Commission formed the conviction that Domingo Salvador Yáñez was a victim of the political violence present at the scene.
References
- 1Museum of Memoryhttps://interactivos.museodelamemoria.cl/victims/?p=2586