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Argentine Governor dies of shots to head
The .38-caliber revolver was fired as Rio Negro Gov Carlos Soria and his wife Susana were in their bedroom after spending New Year`s Eve.
Buenos Aires: The ruling party Governor of a
western Argentine province was killed on Sunday of gunshots to the
head, and his wife was being questioned by police.
The .38-caliber revolver was fired as Rio Negro Gov Carlos Soria and his wife Susana were in their bedroom after spending New Year`s Eve at their home in General Roca, authorities said. Emergency personnel found him bleeding in bed and took him alive to the local hospital, where he was declared dead just before 5 am, local time, local media reported.
The governor`s spokesman, Julian Goinhex confirmed the death but gave no further details about what happened to the 62-year-old Soria.
Soria led the province`s Peronist Justicialist Party and won election by a wide margin in October. He was inaugurated on December 10 as part of the nation`s ruling Front for Victory, displacing the Radical Party that had long controlled the province.
Soria will be succeeded by his vice-governor, Alberto Weretilneck. In an interview with Radio 10, Weretilneck called it a domestic accident and said Soria and his wife were alone at the time.
Susana Freydoz was being questioned by police today to determine whether the shots were fired by accident or intentionally, local media reported.
Soria`s son Martin, who replaced him as mayor of General Roca, made no immediate statement about his father`s death. The couple also had three other children: German, Carlos and Emilia.
Just before midnight, Soria had given an interview to a local radio station, expressing confidence that 2012 would be a great year and that he was looking forward to the challenge of bringing a new administration to the province, which is quickly developing its mineral and oil wealth through foreign investments.
Its land, too, is in huge demand, from developments around Andean ski resorts to farmland.
Chinese companies have reactivated a major iron ore mine and are investing more than USD 1 billion to irrigate land to provide grains and dairy products for Chinese consumers. The province has 1,400 operations that manage hundreds of thousands of sheep, cows and goats.
"I`m not afraid of any challenge. This isn`t very difficult, although it is complex. The province belongs to everyone, and we need to take care of it and not seek personal gain from it," the late governor said.
PTI
The .38-caliber revolver was fired as Rio Negro Gov Carlos Soria and his wife Susana were in their bedroom after spending New Year`s Eve at their home in General Roca, authorities said. Emergency personnel found him bleeding in bed and took him alive to the local hospital, where he was declared dead just before 5 am, local time, local media reported.
The governor`s spokesman, Julian Goinhex confirmed the death but gave no further details about what happened to the 62-year-old Soria.
Soria led the province`s Peronist Justicialist Party and won election by a wide margin in October. He was inaugurated on December 10 as part of the nation`s ruling Front for Victory, displacing the Radical Party that had long controlled the province.
Soria will be succeeded by his vice-governor, Alberto Weretilneck. In an interview with Radio 10, Weretilneck called it a domestic accident and said Soria and his wife were alone at the time.
Susana Freydoz was being questioned by police today to determine whether the shots were fired by accident or intentionally, local media reported.
Soria`s son Martin, who replaced him as mayor of General Roca, made no immediate statement about his father`s death. The couple also had three other children: German, Carlos and Emilia.
Just before midnight, Soria had given an interview to a local radio station, expressing confidence that 2012 would be a great year and that he was looking forward to the challenge of bringing a new administration to the province, which is quickly developing its mineral and oil wealth through foreign investments.
Its land, too, is in huge demand, from developments around Andean ski resorts to farmland.
Chinese companies have reactivated a major iron ore mine and are investing more than USD 1 billion to irrigate land to provide grains and dairy products for Chinese consumers. The province has 1,400 operations that manage hundreds of thousands of sheep, cows and goats.
"I`m not afraid of any challenge. This isn`t very difficult, although it is complex. The province belongs to everyone, and we need to take care of it and not seek personal gain from it," the late governor said.
PTI