Eugenio del Carmen Fuentes Garin
Estudiante — 17 years old.
Background
Eugenio del Carmen Fuentes Garin
Estudiante — 17 years old.
Case summary
Eugenio del Carmen Fuentes Garin, a 17-year-old student with no political affiliation, died on September 15, 1973, from a gunshot wound to the head. The previous day, while walking through the commune of La Granja, he was shot by Carabineros agents passing by in a truck, and was subsequently declared a victim of human rights violations due to the improper use of force.
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Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos[1]
Eugenio del Carmen Fuentes Garín died that day at 4:00 hours, in La Granja, due to a craniocerebral gunshot wound with no exit wound, as recorded in the Medical Death Certificate from the Legal Medical Institute.
According to the accounts of surviving witnesses, on September 14, 1973, around 18:00 hours, Eugenio Fuentes was walking toward the intersection of Calle Pedro Aguirre Cerda and Avenida Uruguay when a truck appeared driving against traffic, in the back of which two carabineros were traveling, who shot and wounded him.
He was taken to a healthcare center, where he passed away the following day.
Considering the evidence gathered and the investigation conducted by this Corporation, the Superior Council declared Eugenio del Carmen Fuentes Garín a victim of human rights violations by State agents who made improper use of force.
References
- 1Museum of Memoryhttps://interactivos.museodelamemoria.cl/victims/?p=1335