Shocking video shows 78-year-old fatally shoot teenager who tried to rob him in Argentina

Shocking footage has captured the moment a 78-year-old retiree shot and killed a 15-year-old boy who tried to rob him.

A 78-year-old retiree shot and killed a 15-year-old boy who tried to rob him outside his home in Buenos Aires, Argentina, shocking video shows.

The viral surveillance video shows the moment the teenager and his accomplices ride up in a van next to the elderly man as he is preparing to exit his white Toyota HiLux near his home last Monday night, local outlet Page 12 reported.

The teenager quickly leaps out of the van before it can even come to a full stop next to the white car, with the boy seen aiming what appears to be a handgun at the Toyota driver, according to the clip, New York Post reports.

As the teen goes to open the driver’s door, the man pulls out a pistol and fires at the boy, killing him, police said. Picture: X/AugustoTelias

As the teen goes to open the driver’s door, the 78-year-old man pulls out a .357 Magnum pistol and fires at the boy, killing him, police said.

The teenage suspect drops to the ground, with the van rushing away as the elderly man fires another shot at the boy on the ground, the footage shows.

He then steps out of the car and fires two more rounds at the van before turning back, according to the video. Police said the man fired a total of five times at his assailants, with the 15-year-old hit in the skull and chest.

The teenager quickly leaps out of the car before it can even come to a full stop next to the white car. Picture: X/AugustoTelias

The teenager, who was described by a friend online as a “great person,” was holding a fake gun meant to resemble a Gray .22-caliber mini Bersa Thunder, Page 12 reported.

Investigators said they are still on the hunt for the two other people who were in the van at the time of the attempted robbery.

The Departmental Investigations Directorate is treating the case as an aggravated robbery conducted by suspected gang members, officials added.

Police said the man fired a total of five times at his assailants, with the 15-year-old hit in the skull and chest. Picture: X/AugustoTelias

Local prosecutor Diego Rulli, who is in charge of the case, will not seek charges against the 78-year-old man, who he said acted in clear self-defence with a weapon that he is licensed to carry and use.

The shooting sent shockwaves throughout Buenos Aires as it was the second such case to happen in January.

In the first, another minor was shot and killed after attempting to steal a motorcycle in the La Tablada neighbourhood.

This article originally appeared in the New York Post and has been reproduced with permission.

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