SANTA FE.- One month after the tragedy at the “Mariano Moreno” School, where A 15-year-old student shot openly before the flag was raised, killing Ian Cabrera, 13, and serious injuries to two other students, the society of San Cristóbal and, especially, the educational community, continue under the strong effects of the dramatic and lethal episode that occurred last Monday, March 30.
Meanwhile, the shooter, Gino C., declared unimpeachable because the law that lowers the age of imputability to 14 years will only come into force next September, continues with restrictions on his freedom of movement, housed in a special institution in the capital of Santa Fe, and He could resume his studies soon, perhaps before mid-year.
Collateral damage is present in every family linked to Escuela Normal N°40; in the parents of the murdered boy, their only son, who had started high school there very recently; in the 8 families whose children received bullets or injuries due to the stampede after the shooting, and also in students, teachers and non-teachers who had to quickly seek advice on issues that seemed far from school.
At the “Mariano Moreno” school, the normalization of activities is close, although it has not yet been completed. Long days of coexistence were held in which what happened, what was done and what was not done was reviewed. It is expected that starting in May we can move forward towards the usual schedule.
Meanwhile, another of the consequences of the San Cristóbal massacre was the accumulation of threats of shootings in nearly 150 educational establishments in the province. Students who dedicated themselves in the last three weeks to creating chaos, with posters, mostly stuck on the walls of school bathrooms, warning of new armed attacks.
The Santa Fe government announced that when a student’s participation in these threats is proven, their parents will have to bear the cost of the operations. An official notification has already been made to a Santa Fe family that must pay 6,024,944 pesos. As the days go by, the number of parents considered “jointly responsible for damages caused by children who are under their parental responsibility and who live with them,” according to the terms of article 1754 of the National Civil and Commercial Code, will rise considerably, since there are more than 70 suspects identified.
The authorities hope that these payment impositions serve to stop the wave of intimidation, as happened years ago with bomb threats to schools.
The life of the perpetrator
THE NATION In the last few hours, he was able to access information regarding the 15-year-old teenager who on March 30 at 7:15 a.m. arrived at school with a 12/70 caliber hunting shotgun, went to the bathroom, unholstered the weapon, loaded it, and when he left the restrooms he shot at other students.
Ian Cabrera was the first to cross him: he received a projectile hit in the head and collapsed, already lifeless. Around him, eight other companions suffered injuries from the impact of the pellets or from the blows of the falls while they tried to reach the street and escape.
The decision of a goalkeeper, who when he saw that the shooter was trying to reload the shotgun, threw himself on him and subdued him, prevented the massacre from becoming greater.
According to the data obtained, the aggressor continues to be housed in a specialized care center for juveniles in the capital of the province, in a stage of adaptation and diagnosis by the professionals who assist him by judicial resolution.
It is also being evaluated that he resume his studies. He was in his third year. It would start in June or July in a Middle School for Adults (EEMPA) and virtually.
Furthermore, as Mariana Oroño, from the legal firm that defends Gino C., admitted to this newspaper, “the teenager’s parents take turns visiting him every weekend”.
He also confirmed that the young man is in a period of adaptation, staying with two other teenagers and that every Monday he is evaluated by two psychiatrists; In addition, it has permanent psychological monitoring.
The psychological reports mentioned by the local lawyer would indicate that the teenage shooter “responds very well” to targeted therapy. Even Gino C.’s parents indicated conversions with professionals who see him “calmer”.
“Eventually, when we are told that the treatment is complete, we will move forward with closing the case, but it is still very early,” said Oroño when asked by THE NATION.
The other detainee
Meanwhile, Justice must define some pending issues such as, for example, the situation of a punishable adolescent, 16 years old, as a secondary participant in the homicide aggravated by the use of a firearm and in two attempted homicides aggravated, also by the use of a firearm, for the attack committed by Gino C. at School No. 40.
Pedro Búsico, defender of the young man who was detained when he was traveling with his parents to the city of Santa Fe for a consultation with a psychologist, requested the release of the accused, who remains detained in the Las Flores Prison, in this capital.
