Martín Ríos (murderer)
Martín Ríos | |
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Ríos exiting a court hearing in June 2014 | |
| Born | 1979 (age 46–47) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Status | Incarcerated (psychiatric unit) |
| Other names | The Belgrano Serial Shooter The Belgrano Madman The Belgrano Shooter |
| Conviction | Not guilty by reason of insanity |
| Criminal penalty | Involuntary commitment |
| Details | |
Span of crimes | 19 June 2005 – 6 July 2006 |
| Country | Argentina |
Date apprehended | 14 July 2006 |
| Imprisoned at | Ezeiza Federal Complex, Ezeiza |
Martín Ríos (born January 1979), dubbed the Belgrano Serial Shooter or the Belgrano Madman or simply the Belgrano Shooter, is an Argentine man and serial offender who, between June 2005 and July 2006, committed several shooting attacks in Belgrano, Buenos Aires, ending in a mass shooting which killed an 18-year-old man and injured six others. His case sparked a debate about gun control and mental health issues.
Deemed insane, he is currently held in the psychiatric unit of the Ezeiza Federal Complex in Ezeiza, Buenos Aires.