Man killed in front of family during armed robbery in Buenos Aires, Argentina

A 71-year-old man is dead after burglars broke into his brother-in-law’s Buenos Aires home looking for large sums of money that had recently been withdrawn from the bank, according to mdzol.com. The thieves first stole 1,800 pesos from the brother-in-law’s home but said they had information that 7 thousand pesos were withdrawn from his bank account. They demanded more money and the man told them it was at his sister’s house. The group traveled to nearby Villa Madero in La Matanza, Buenos Aires, where the man’s sister was hosting a family reunion party. The thieves held up the party at gunpoint and demanded money at which point the 71-year-old the victim attacked one of the robbers. He was shot by another in the groin and died within a few minutes in front of his whole family.
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