Elizabeth del Carmen Latorre Rodríguez
Dueña de Casa — 26 years old.
Background
Elizabeth del Carmen Latorre Rodríguez
Dueña de Casa — 26 years old.
Case summary
Elizabeth del Carmen Latorre Rodríguez, a 26-year-old housewife with no political affiliation, died on September 16, 1988, after being shot by a state agent. The incident occurred when she happened upon a protest while on her way to a pharmacy; she was recognized as a victim of human rights violations due to the disproportionate use of force.
Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos[1]
Elizabeth del Carmen Latorre Rodríguez died that day at 2:10 hours at the Hospital del Salvador from a thoracic gunshot wound, as stated in the Medical Death Certificate from the Legal Medical Institute.
According to statements from her partner and other eyewitnesses, Elizabeth Latorre went out to buy medicine at a pharmacy near midnight on September 16, in the Colón Oriente neighborhood in the Las Condes commune. In the vicinity, she encountered a group of neighbors protesting against Carabineros officers who were in the process of detaining a young man.
During the altercation, one of the officers fired his service weapon at the protesters, and one of the projectiles struck her.
Considering the background information gathered and the investigation conducted by this Corporation, the Superior Council declared Elizabeth del Carmen Latorre Rodríguez a victim of human rights violations by State agents who made disproportionate use of force.
References
- 1Museum of Memoryhttps://interactivos.museodelamemoria.cl/victims/?p=408