Ricardo Enrique Reyes González died that day at 4:00 hours, at the Posta Nº 4 in Ñuñoa, due to a gunshot wound to the cranium, as recorded in the Medical Death Certificate from the Legal Medical Institute.

According to eyewitness accounts, at approximately 2:00 hours on May 12, 1985, while Ricardo Reyes was sleeping along with other people inside his commercial kiosk, located in the Villa Olímpica, military personnel woke them up and ordered them to come out. Upon opening the metal gate, Ricardo Reyes was struck by a bullet that caused his death.

Due to these events, a case was initiated in the First Military Prosecutor's Office of Santiago, a court that released the perpetrator of the shots unconditionally and temporarily dismissed the case.

Considering the evidence gathered and the investigation conducted, the Superior Council of this Corporation declared Ricardo Enrique Reyes González a victim of human rights violations by State agents who made improper use of force.