Luis Alberto González Saavedra died that day at 9:00 hours, at the Carabineros Hospital, due to a craniocerebral trauma caused by a bullet, as stated in the Death Certificate.

According to the statements of eyewitnesses, on June 16, 1987, around 14:00 hours, while Luis González was driving an institutional vehicle performing a routine patrol in the Avenida Recoleta sector, an unknown individual surreptitiously approached the vehicle, drew a firearm, and shot him. Transported to an emergency center, Luis González passed away the following day.

The perpetrator of the shooting attempted to flee but was apprehended by Luis Alberto González's fellow police officers and placed at the disposal of a Military Prosecutor's Office. The criminal record and background extract of this individual notes that during that same year, he was prosecuted by various military prosecutor's offices for the crimes of illegal possession and carrying of firearms and explosive devices, membership in armed combat groups, illegal possession of war materiel, robbery with intimidation, and other crimes related to the law on terrorist conduct.

At the time the Superior Council reviewed this case, the perpetrator of the shooting had also been under prosecution for the crime of homicide of Luis González since July 1987.

Considering the evidence gathered and the investigation conducted by this Corporation, the Superior Council reached the conviction that the death of Luis Alberto González Saavedra was the result of the actions of private individuals for political motives. By virtue of this, it declared him a victim of human rights violations.