Luis Héctor Peñailillo Vega
Comerciante Feria Libre — 39 years old.
Background
Luis Héctor Peñailillo Vega
Comerciante Feria Libre — 39 years old.
Case summary
Luis Héctor Peñailillo Vega was a 39-year-old merchant with no political affiliation. On November 6, 1985, he was a victim of political violence in the commune of San Ramón, in Santiago.
Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos[1]
On November 6, 1985, the second day of a Day of Social Mobilization, four people died:
Luis Héctor PEÑAILILLO VEGA, 39 years old, was struck by a bullet in the head while standing near the door of his home on November 6. That night, gunfire occurred in the Alto Palena neighborhood (Santiago).
No one saw the perpetrator of the shots, according to the accounts received by the Commission. However, the Commission considers that Luis Héctor Peñailillo fell victim to political violence, given the context in which the events occurred.
References
- 1Museum of Memoryhttps://interactivos.museodelamemoria.cl/victims/?p=806