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Óscar Eugenio Tapia Leyton

Comerciante Feria Libre — 20 years old.

Background

StatusValech-Rettig Commission Violation of Human Rights
DateJune 10, 1984
LocationSantiago, RM Metropolitana
Age20 years old
OccupationComerciante Feria Libre
AffiliationPC

Case summary

Óscar Eugenio Tapia Leyton was a 20-year-old street market vendor and member of the Communist Party who was a victim of political violence on June 10, 1984, in Santiago. After being intercepted by Investigaciones personnel on a public street, he was pursued and wounded by gunfire from the agents while attempting to flee.

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Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos[1]

On June 10, 1984, according to records held by this Commission, at the corner of Balmaceda and Almirante Barroso, personnel from Investigaciones observed Arnoldo FLORES ECHEVERRIA and Oscar TAPIA LEYTON, members of the PC, acting in a suspicious manner. Upon realizing they were being followed, they fled, subsequently falling wounded by the agents.

The Commission has reached the conviction that Arnoldo Flores and Oscar Tapia are victims of political violence.

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How to cite this record

DondeEstan.cl (2026). Óscar Eugenio Tapia Leyton. Retrieved on June 4, 2026, from https://dondeestan.cl/record/oscar-eugenio-tapia-leyton. Original sources: Museum of Memory (https://interactivos.museodelamemoria.cl/victims/?p=1453).