This morning, at Miguel Segundo Rodríguez, Teresa’s father, died at the age of 89. the young victim of the confrontation between protesters and police forces, which occurred in April 1997. From there came the second town of Cutral Co and Plaza Huincul. Both he and his wife demanded justice for their daughter’s crime.
The news of his death broke this morning. From The Assembly for Human Rights, APDH, Neuquén mourned his death and accompanied the family members. Regarding Miguel, the organization indicated that: “he claimed and fought insistently for justice for his daughter, Teresa Rodríguez, murdered by a police bullet during the 1997 town riot.”
Both Miguel and his wife Flor (already deceased in 2021) asked for justice for their daughter for years. Teresa remained on the side of Route 17, in the Otaño neighborhood on the morning of Saturday, April 12, 1997, observing how a group of young people and the provincial police officers confronted each other.
The fight was because the protesters had been evicted from Route 22 by federal forces and then entered the territory where the Neuquén police had jurisdiction.
In this context, Teresa, who worked as a worker in a family home, was standing watching what was happening and was hit by a bullet that hit her in the neck. She was a 9 millimeter caliber and despite being assisted she died in Neuquén.
The judicial case that was carried out never had those responsible for the homicide. There were only a few uniformed officers who were convicted of weapons abuse.
The remains of Miguel Rodríguez will be laid to rest in the Copelco room and buried tomorrow at noon in the Cutral Co cemetery.
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