Francisco Edison González Arevalo
Cabo 2º Carabineros — 27 years old.
Background
Francisco Edison González Arevalo
Cabo 2º Carabineros — 27 years old.
Case summary
Francisco Edison González Arévalo, a 27-year-old 2nd Corporal of the Carabineros, died on October 7, 1973, due to a gunshot wound in Santiago while walking toward his home. Although the precise circumstances of his death are unknown, he was officially declared a victim of the political violence prevalent at the time.
Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos[1]
Francisco Edison González Arévalo died that day at 21:00 hours in the Lo Sierra neighborhood, due to a thoracic-cardiac gunshot wound, as recorded in the Medical Death Certificate from the Legal Medical Institute.
According to the testimony of a brother, Francisco González was a Carabineros officer assigned to the Fourteenth Precinct of Santiago, and his death occurred while he was walking inside the Lo Sierra neighborhood, where he resided.
The General Directorate of Carabineros reported at the time that the incident had been the result of an extremist action. His family members are unaware of further details regarding what occurred.
Although this Corporation was unable to determine the precise circumstances of his death, the Superior Council, considering especially the date and cause of death, declared Francisco Edison González Arévalo a victim of the prevailing political violence.
References
- 1Museum of Memoryhttps://interactivos.museodelamemoria.cl/victims/?p=286