Neighbors, family, and friends of David Elías Ojeda Vázquez, a 23-year-old young man murdered in cold blood by motorcycle thieves in José C. Paz, marched this Wednesday through the streets of the district to demand justice and call for greater security measures in light of the succession of criminal events affecting the conurbation of Axel Kicillof.
The mobilization went through the center of José C. Paz and ended in front of the municipality led by the Kirchnerist Mario Ishii, where the protesters displayed signs with the image of the victim and demanded the capture of the murderers. The demand was also directed at political authorities regarding what the neighbors described as a situation of abandonment and lack of prevention.
Ojeda Vázquez had left a gym around 9:20 PM on Monday. Minutes later, while traveling on Polonia and Piñero, he was intercepted by two criminals on a motorcycle who were dressed as delivery workers. The attackers shot him in the back, stole his motorcycle, and left him seriously injured. The young man was taken to Mercante Hospital, where he ultimately died.
The investigation aims to reconstruct the escape of the murderers using security cameras provided by neighbors. So far, investigators have partially established the route taken by the criminals, although they have not yet obtained images that clearly identify their faces.
The crime triggered a new clash between leaders of the Buenos Aires Kirchnerism, who attempted to shift blame. The municipality of José C. Paz, temporarily led by Lorena Espina but under the political leadership of Mario Ishii, issued a statement directly holding the government of Axel Kicillof responsible for the lack of security.
