Pedro Segundo Sobarzo Luque died that day at 20:30 hours, at the Posta Julio Acuña Pinzón, due to two gunshot wounds: one to the right cervical region with an exit wound, and the other to the pectoral region on the same side without an exit wound, as certified by the Medical Death Certificate from the Legal Medical Institute.

According to the records contained in the judicial proceedings initiated to investigate his death, on November 1, 1983, around 20:00 hours, two individuals arrived at the home of Pedro Sobarzo, located in the José María Caro neighborhood. The individuals, who identified themselves as members of the National Secretariat for Women, shot him at point-blank range and then fled the scene.

Pedro Sobarzo served as President of Neighborhood Council No. 29 of the José María Caro neighborhood, by appointment of the military authorities, and days earlier he had reported to Carabineros that he had been the target of intimidation.

The case was temporarily dismissed due to insufficient evidence to charge a specific person with his murder.

Based on the evidence gathered and the investigation conducted by this Corporation, the Superior Council reached the conviction that the death of Pedro Segundo Sobarzo Luque was the result of acts by private individuals with political motivation. For this reason, it declared him a victim of human rights violations.