Family massacre horror: Two sisters, their brother and another woman are shot dead and a baby is injured in suspected gangland execution in Argentina
- WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT
- Four family members have been killed and an 18-month-old baby badly injured
- The mass shooting took place inside their house in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Police believe it was a revenge attack connected to drug trafficking
A horrific mass shooting has resulted in the deaths of a 16-year-old girl, two women and a man in a suspected gangland execution in Argentina.
An 18-month-old baby boy, who was also shot in the massacre, has survived despite being badly injured.
Gunmen shot a woman and her baby son, her sister who lived with them and her brother and his girlfriend who lived nearby and were visiting the family home in Buenos Aires.
Daniela Eliana Figueroa, 22, left, and Carla Gianella Cisneros, 16, were among those killed in the massacre
Danila Evelyn Gimenez, 26, left, and her brother Nahuel Alejandro Cisneros, alias 'Francis', 20, were also fatally shot in the family home in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Two of the victims lying on the floor following the brutal killing. An 18-month-old baby was badly injured in the house
Police said that at least 30 shots were fired at the five family members. They believe it was a revenge attack connected to drug trafficking.
The victims were named as Danila Evelyn Gimenez, 26, her sister Carla Gianella Cisneros, 16, her brother Nahuel Alejandro Cisneros, alias 'Francis', 20, and his girlfriend, Daniela Eliana Figueroa, 22.
The 18-month-old baby boy, whose name has not been released, was rushed by ambulance to the city's Hospital Santamarina of Monte Grande for treatment to an arm injury and is out of danger.
Neighbours described hearing two gunmen burst into the building, shooting and 'breaking everything', while two accomplices waited in a car outside.
Neighbours described hearing two gunmen burst into the building, shooting and 'breaking everything', while two accomplices waited in a car outside
All four escaped in the car after the massacre, which occurred in the Esteban Echeverria partido in Buenos Aires.
Police are questioning another brother of the murdered siblings, Gonzalo Cisneros, who has been in prison since December for attempted robbery, in a bid to get to the bottom of the killings.
Officers confirmed they believed the shooting was connected to drug trafficking although none of the deceased had criminal records for drugs offences.
The investigation is ongoing.
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