A 21-year-old man was cold-bloodedly gunned down by an alleged member of the notorious Tren de Aragua gang in Chile before dying in his girlfriend's arms.
Surveillance video showed one of the suspects arguing with the victim's friend after they were kicked out of a cafe in the capital city of Santiago on Wednesday around 3am.
At one point, one of the members of the Venezuelan street gang pointed his weapon at the victim's pal, who could be seen running away.
The victim, whose name has not been released, remained by the side next to his girlfriend and his friend's partner when the gunman and his accomplices approached him and fired multiple shots at the ground.
The victim and his girlfriend subsequently walked away when the gang member aimed again and fired several shots at him.
The young man was struck in the head as he walked across the road and managed to take several steps toward his girlfriend, when he fell to the ground as she tried to grab him.
The four suspects hurried into their vehicle and escaped.
The victim's girlfriend, whose identity was withheld by local media, said that they were with another couple, who got into an argument with the gang members and the cafe manager before they were all asked to leave.
A 29-year-old Venezuelan man and alleged member of the Tren de Aragua aimed and fired the shot that struck a 21-year-old Chilean man in Santiago, Chile, on Wednesday moments after an argument with the victim's friend at a cafe. The suspect is in custody and is awaiting to be formally charged
A Chilean woman leaned over her 21-year-old boyfriend moments after he was shot in the head and killed by an alleged member of the Tren de Aragua, the notorious Venezuelan street gang
The gunmen intercepted them outside the cafe leading to the altercation that saw her boyfriend executed on the streets.
'We were walking here, they got out and started shooting in all directions,' the woman said. 'At that moment, the car drives off, I cross in front of them, and my boyfriend calls me and falls into my arms.'
The woman, who has a child from a prior relationship, said she and the victim recently started dating.
'We had nothing to do with each other, we don't even know them, I don't know where they're from, I don't know anything about them,' she said.
'When they pointed the gun at me, they said, "We are from the Tren de Aragua," and I told them, "Put the gun down."'
Chilean police lieutenant colonel Fernando Bozo met with reporters on Friday morning and announced that a 29-year-old man, who fired the deadly shot, had been arrested on Wednesday.
The suspect, whose name was not released to reporters, was taken into custody at a home, where police also recovered 2.6 pounds of marijuana and cash.
'It is not ruled out that he belongs to a gang dedicated to drug dealing,' Bozo said, without mentioning the name of the criminal group.
The victim, whose name has not been released, remained by the side next to his girlfriend and his friend's partner when the gunman and his accomplices approached him and fired multiple shots at the ground
At one point, one of the members of the Venezuelan street gang pointed his weapon at the victim's pal, who could be seen running away
Tren de Aragua is now operating in 21 states within the United States
The Central American country's president, Nayib Bukele, said the clip showed the transfer of '17 extremely dangerous criminals linked to Tren de Aragua and MS-13'
The other three suspects are still at-large.
The Tren de Aragua formed in Venezuela's prison system and has expanded across Central and South America and the United States.
The administration of President Donald Trump designated it as a Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists in February 2025.
Hundreds have been arrested as part of the administration's effort to root out illegal immigration since Trump's return to the White House.
Some have even been transferred to El Salvador, where they are being held at the Terrorism Confinement Center.
The prison is part of El Salvador’s aggressive anti-crime strategy.
The facility, which bans all visitation, recreation and education, became the latest tool in the crackdown against immigration in March.
Immigrants who are accused by the United States of being members of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang began arriving under an agreement between Trump and El Salvador President Nayib Bukele.
