[Chile] Riots: Mob violence

On 15 April 2025, in Pitrufquen (Araucania ), two men and a woman attacked police near Laura Vicuna passageway as they attempted to arrest one of the perpetrators for threatening the woman with a firearm. Both the man wielding the firearm and the woman beat the officers while a third man emerged from inside a house with a slingshot and launched stones at them. Police eventually arrested all three perpetrators and seized a homemade shotgun. Motive unknown.

Severity

LOW

Occurred

2025-04-15

Country

Chile

Event type

riot

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