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Gabriel Ángel Zuñiga Urzua

Obrero POJH — 19 years old.

Background

StatusValech-Rettig Commission Violence Political
DateSeptember 5, 1984
LocationLa Florida, Santiago, RM Metropolitana
Age19 years old
OccupationObrero POJH
AffiliationSin Militancia

Case summary

Gabriel Ángel Zúñiga Urzua was a 19-year-old laborer who died on September 5, 1984, after being wounded by gunfire from Carabineros in La Florida, Santiago. The young man was classified as a victim of political violence after being shot by police during a day of street protests, despite having no known political affiliation.

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Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos[1]

Gabriel Angel ZUÑIGA URZUA, 19 years of age, worked as a laborer in the Occupational Program for Heads of Households (POJH). On the afternoon of September 5, street demonstrations took place at the intersection of Calle Santa Julia and Américo Vespucio (Santiago). Carabineros were present at the scene.

A police officer fired shots from his service weapon, striking Gabriel Angel Zúñiga, who died as a result of the gunshot wound.

The testimonies and evidence received by the Commission account for attacks on the police by private individuals, resulting in the windows of the police van being broken. The State agents, after firing the shots, fled the scene.

The known evidence leads this Commission to the conviction that Gabriel Zúñiga was a victim of political violence, as it cannot be presumed that there was an excessive use of force, given the complex situation at that moment.

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How to cite this record

DondeEstan.cl (2026). Gabriel Ángel Zuñiga Urzua. Retrieved on June 4, 2026, from https://dondeestan.cl/record/gabriel-angel-zuniga-urzua. Original sources: Museum of Memory (https://interactivos.museodelamemoria.cl/victims/?p=1543).