Yesterday, Judge Laura Bruniard ordered the detention of Police Officer Miño of the City Police for the crime of aggravated homicide. Miño got out of the patrol car with the intention of 'resolving' the altercation, even though there were already half a dozen officers surrounding Juan Gabriel, who was barefoot and without a shirt. The decisive and fatal detail was different: he received nine shots that perforated his lungs. The public mobilization ensured that the crime would not go unpunished. If technology brought one positive thing, it is that any cell phone can record events: the footage circulated on social media and allowed the homicide to be seen, while in the media, the death of someone supposedly caused by 'a fight' was being 'investigated'. The life of his friend, Anastasio Néstor Chávez, was also saved; he is seen in the videos trying to separate the blows between the officers and Gabriel. The images documented the event, and their dissemination was key. However, Anastasio was later accused by City Police Officer Leandro Torres and Inspector Mauricio Ibarra under the judicial caption: 'imputed in judicial proceedings captioned – Article 95 – Homicide in a brawl'. There was no possibility of any threat. What followed once again shows that the police has a murder device that generally enjoys impunity: trigger-happy policing. The autopsy reveals contusions, blows, injuries from rubber bullets and baton blows suffered by Juan Gabriel González. Anastasio was about to become the scapegoat: perhaps twenty or twenty-five years in prison for a fabrication designed to save the killer, Daniel Miño. A 14 cm diameter wound fired with precision by agent Daniel Miño, in the middle of Christmas and in broad daylight. But his execution was not the result of the malicious use of a rubber bullet or a tear gas cartridge—as was the case with Pablo Grillo. Camilo Escobar, Joel Pizarro, and an endless list of names confirm this. As his relatives pointed out, 'it was the neighbors who told the truth'.
