A senior sub-officer of the Argentine Federal Police who is part of the Security and Custody Division of the Ministry of National Security was shot and wounded during the early hours of Tuesday in González Catán, La Matanza district. He is David Alberto Farías, who serves as a bodyguard for Minister Alejandra Monteoliva, according to La Nación and La Derecha Diario.
Both outlets agree that the incident occurred when Farías was arriving at his home and was approached by two men riding a motorcycle. They also agree that the officer repelled the attack with his service weapon and was wounded in the shoulder, and that both suspects ended up wounded and detained. Minister Monteoliva commented on the case on her X account, and that text is cited by both sources.
What the available documents say about the incident
La Nación specifies that the episode occurred shortly after 5:05 a.m., at the intersection of Gallardo and Dragones. According to that outlet, security cameras recorded that Farías had already parked his Toyota Etios and was about to get out when, from a motorcycle, shots were fired at the driver’s side door. The sub-officer repelled the attack and one of the assailants fell a few meters away with a wound in the lumbar area; the officer himself took him to the Zonal General Acute Hospital “Simplemente Evita.”
La Derecha Diario places the incident on Gallardo Street at number 800 and claims that the criminals were riding a Yamaha. It mentions that one of the projectiles hit the driver’s side window. It attributes that version to the Buenos Aires Police. La Nación, on the other hand, attributes the sequence to security cameras in the area.
Both sources identify the suspects with partial data. La Nación names Ariel Ignacio Arévalos, 28, and Sergio Fernando Arce Bustamante, 24. La Derecha Diario mentions only the surname Bustamante for one of them and does not publish the name of the other. La Nación adds that Arce Bustamante was taken by relatives in a gray Chevrolet Corsa to the emergency room of the healthcare center at kilometer 32 of Route 3, where he was admitted with five gunshot wounds. La Derecha Diario indicates that the second suspect remains detained and hospitalized in serious condition at the Simplemente Evita Hospital.
The role of prosecutor Arribas and the charges
La Nación cites La Matanza prosecutor Adrián Arribas, who told LN+ that Farías took his wife to a bus stop, returned home and when he opened the gate two men on a motorcycle appeared. According to that statement, the officer was wounded in an arm and underwent surgery. La Derecha Diario also mentions Arribas as the prosecutor handling the case, along with the 2nd South Police Station of González Catán.
La Nación reports that Arribas opened a preliminary criminal investigation for attempted aggravated robbery, attempted aggravated homicide and illegal possession of a weapon of war. La Derecha Diario does not list those charges. La Nación adds that one of the suspects had an arrest warrant for homicide and that Arce Bustamante had been involved in a similar incident on September 1 of last year, when he tried to steal a car whose driver was also a police officer. La Derecha Diario states that Bustamante had been wanted since 2025 with an international arrest warrant for attempting to kill another police officer. The two sources differ on the start date of that search.
What is not established and what questions remain open
Neither source is a judicial document, a ruling or an official statement. La Nación and La Derecha Diario are secondary sources that cite statements from the prosecutor, the minister and the Buenos Aires Police. The case file, the arrest records and the expert reports are not attached.
The exact health status of Farías beyond being out of danger is not independently confirmed. La Nación says he was admitted to the Churruca-Visca Police Medical Hospital and underwent surgery; La Derecha Diario only indicates that he was taken to a medical center. Nor is it precisely established how many shots each suspect received: La Nación mentions one in the lumbar area and five impacts; La Derecha Diario speaks of one impact in the back and five impacts.
It remains open whether the pistol found in the Chevrolet Corsa was indeed the one used by the two motorcycle thieves, as La Derecha Diario maintains, or whether that attribution arises from the ongoing investigation. La Nación says the weapon was seized and will undergo expert analysis. It also remains to be clarified the procedural situation of Arévalos, whom La Nación names but does not detail whether he was formally arrested.
Documents and limits of the information
| Document or source | What it establishes | What it does not establish | Open questions |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Nación (secondary source) | Time, place, names of the suspects, prosecutor’s charges, transfer to hospital, Farías’s condition, prior arrest warrant. | Does not attach case file or records. Does not independently confirm the police version. | What is Arévalos’s procedural situation? Was the weapon’s expert analysis confirmed? |
| La Derecha Diario (secondary source) | Buenos Aires Police version, motorcycle brand, international arrest warrant since 2025, discovery of pistol in the Corsa. | Does not list charges. Does not give full name of the second suspect. Does not cite case file. | What is the exact date of the international arrest warrant? What documentary support does it have? |
| Monteoliva’s post on X (cited by both) | Confirms that Farías is a senior sub-officer of PFA, that he was on extraordinary leave and that the criminals are identified and detained. | Does not provide details of the incident or the judicial investigation. | Does the extraordinary leave modify the classification of the incident? |
What data to follow
The data to follow is the resolution of the preliminary criminal investigation led by prosecutor Arribas and the official confirmation of the procedural situation of the two suspects. It is also advisable to verify whether the pistol seized in the Chevrolet Corsa matches the ballistic expert reports and whether the international arrest warrant mentioned by La Derecha Diario has support in judicial records. Neither source alone allows confirmation of those points.
Fuentes consultadas
El Sereno contrastó las fuentes enlazadas y añadió contexto, comparación o análisis documental. Las fuentes primarias están identificadas. La nota no se presenta como investigación de campo ni como entrevista propia, salvo indicación expresa.
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