Violence in Argentine football. Photo Maxi Failla
Less than 24 hours after the violent incident that led to the death of a Luján club fan and six other injuries of varying severity in the midst of a shooting, Buenos Aires police arrested a man on Monday for its possible connection with the event that took place in the Municipal Stadium of that city in the Province of Buenos Aires.
The inmate is targeted for being the owner of one of the eight cars in which the forwards moved on the spot, after being prevented from entering the field to watch the match of the fourth round of the closing tournament of the Prima C between Luján and Leandro N. Alem.
The man was made available to the decentralized prosecutor 10 of the city of Mercedes and could have a link with the board of directors of the Alem club and have been the protagonist of one of the shots of the attack, according to judicial sources delivered to the agency. Telam.
The 18-year-old fan who was shot in the classic Luján-Alem is dead. Photo Maxi Failla
The announcement of the first arrest for the acts of violence that led to the suspension of the classic Primera C was given by the head of the Agency for the Prevention of Violence in Sport (Aprevide), Eduardo Aparicio.
“We already have the first detainee thanks to an intelligence work coordinated by the police team and the Municipality of Luján, which allowed us to detect eight vehicles, including a truck without a license plate, in which criminals arrived with the intention to dismantle the public show “has indicated.
In addition, he said he had identified “who the owners of the eight vehicles are and where they might be housed, and their relationship with the Leandro N. Alem club is under investigation” in the case investigated by prosecutor María Laura Cordiviola.
Source: Clarin