Nelson Ortiz Saavedra died that day at 16:30 hours, on the railway line in front of the Graham Agency, due to a gunshot wound to the cranium, as recorded in the Medical Death Certificate from the Legal Medical Institute.

According to statements made by his family members, Nelson Ortiz was struck by a bullet fired by an unknown person while he was heading from his home toward the Panamericana Norte, wearing his field uniform.

He was to be picked up by a Fuerza Aérea bus to take him to the Capitán Avalos School of Specialties. His body was found by Carabineros officers from Renca, who notified the family that same day.

The Fuerza Aérea of Chile determined in the respective summary administrative investigation that he had died as a consequence of an act of service.

Considering the evidence reviewed and the investigation conducted, the Superior Council, taking into account the circumstances and the era in which his death occurred, reached the conviction that Nelson James Ortiz Saavedra was a victim of the prevailing political violence.