David Hamame Samur died that day, at 13:20 hours, at the Hospital José Joaquín Aguirre, due to an abdominal gunshot wound with an exit wound, generalized peritonitis, and pneumonia, as certified by the Medical Death Certificate from the Legal Medical Institute.

According to information provided by his family, on October 13, 1973, David Hamame was driving his private vehicle during the curfew. As he was driving past Cerro Blanco, he did not obey an order to stop issued by a military patrol, and the uniformed personnel opened fire on him. Wounded, he was transported to the Hospital José Joaquín Aguirre, where he passed away twenty days later.

Based on the information gathered and the investigation conducted by this Corporation, and despite the inability to establish the precise circumstances of his death, given the time period and the cause, the Superior Council declared David Hamame Samur a victim of the prevailing political violence.