Arnaldo Echeverria Flores
Estudiante — 21 years old.
Background
Arnaldo Echeverria Flores
Estudiante — 21 years old.
Case summary
Arnaldo Echeverría Flores, a 21-year-old student and member of the PC, was a victim of political violence on June 10, 1984, in Santiago. He died after being pursued and wounded by agents of the Investigaciones, who opened fire on him after deeming him a suspect while he was walking on a public street.
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Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos[1]
On June 10, 1984, according to records held by this Commission, at the corner of Balmaceda and Almirante Barroso, personnel from Investigaciones observed Arnoldo FLORES ECHEVERRIA and Oscar TAPIA LEYTON, members of the PC, acting in a suspicious manner. Upon realizing they were being followed, they fled, subsequently falling wounded by the agents.
The Commission has reached the conviction that Arnoldo Flores and Oscar Tapia are victims of political violence.
References
- 1Museum of Memoryhttps://interactivos.museodelamemoria.cl/victims/?p=1228