"We suddenly feel broken glass and blood coming out of the head of the girl"

A Lady of 56 years of age and a lesser of two were seriously injured when impacted by a bullet in the vicinity of the Monumental zone of Santiago last night.

Victims were identified as Thelma Teresa Rodríguez and her niece, Melanie Martinez, daughter of Mr Nelly De Vargas and Armando Martínez.

"We thought that the Carnival had ended, so we went to the Monumental zone because it was the most direct way to take home my aunt." "She lives in La Zurza," said Nelly.

Boarded a vehicle that was driven by Yessica Reynoso, cousin of Nelly. In the front passenger seat was Thelma Teresa Rodríguez and at the rear was the own Nelly with his daughter.

"Suddenly feel broken glass and blood coming out of the head of the girl child", says Vargas of.

Although he was not present at the time of the fact, Carolina Vargas, sister Nelly, relates that the girl u000aHe was conscious all the time, but Thelma lost consciousness immediately received the impact.

To be aware of what had happened, Reynoso wanted to park but his cousin Nelly asked him to continue to reach a medical facility as soon as possible.

Victims were attended in the Union medical clinic of Santiago, where they are held until now.

Thelma Rodríguez was operated last night and is in critical condition in the intensive care unit. A shocked minor was subjected to surgery in the afternoon, that, as described by his mother, the bullet not penetrated the brain, but touched below the scalp.

De Vargas assumes that the same bullet that struck her daughter followed the trajectory until injuring his aunt Thelma.

De Vargas family does incapié in securing them not were in the area celebrating the Carnival that went just crossing there.

u000aVargas stated that you as parts of investigations, a police officer told them that another person outside her family was also injured, but De Vargas said that you can not verify these data, because it does not know or confirm that, indeed, there was another affected.

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