Carlos Enrique San Martín Poblete died at 10:15 hours that day, on a public thoroughfare in the San Pablo sector, due to thoracic gunshot wounds, as recorded in the Medical Death Certificate from the Legal Medical Institute.

According to statements from his mother, that day Carlos San Martín went out to play soccer with some friends and did not return to his home located on Calle Sorrento, in what was then the commune of Barrancas.

The family immediately began searching for him in various police stations, hospitals, and at the Ministry of Defense, without positive results. Finally, his body was located at the Legal Medical Institute.

His mother was informed that her son had died from shots fired by Carabineros officers for failing to obey an order to halt while he was walking through the San Pablo sector.

By virtue of the evidence gathered and the investigation conducted, the Superior Council, considering the era and the cause of his death, declared Carlos Enrique San Martín Poblete a victim of the prevailing political violence.