Miguel Angel Moya Rojas died that day at 15:30 hours, due to craniocerebral trauma from a gunshot wound, as certified by the Medical Death Certificate signed by the forensic pathologist.

According to witnesses and evidence recorded in the judicial proceedings, the death of Miguel Angel Moya was caused by a gunshot impact to the right frontotemporal region, while he was handcuffed with his hands behind his back and being interrogated inside the Tercera Comisaría de Carabineros in Ovalle.

One hour earlier, he had been detained on a public street by members of the Civil Commission. The firearm used belonged to one of the arresting carabineros.

The official version acknowledged the accuracy of the aforementioned circumstances, adding that Miguel Angel Moya had committed suicide at a moment when he had been left without custody in the room where he was being interrogated.

According to the forensic expert reports from the investigation, the weapon that caused the death of Miguel Angel Moya did not contain any fingerprints, and no gunpowder residue was found on his hands or clothing. All of these facts would necessarily have been present had he used the firearm against himself.

For their part, the forensic pathologists explained during the proceedings that they could not confirm whether the shot was suicidal or homicidal in nature, and that they could only conclude that it had been fired from a short distance.

The judicial proceeding initiated to investigate the events was dismissed on the grounds that the existence of a crime or misdemeanor had not been sufficiently proven. Subsequently, this decision was upheld by the I. Court of Appeals of La Serena.

Considering the evidence gathered and the investigation conducted, the Superior Council reached the conviction that Miguel Angel Moya Rojas was executed by State agents outside of any legal process while he was being held deprived of his liberty. Therefore, it declared him a victim of human rights violations.