Assailants ambush and kill 3 police officers in southern Chile, shaking the country
Sunday, 28 April 2024 () President Boric declared national mourning after armed attackers killed three officers in Chile. The conflict with the Mapuche community intensified, leading to a state of emergency and military deployment for security.
Chileans marched on Saturday (April 27) in what was intended to be a celebration of the national police's 97th anniversary, but became a mourning for three officers who were killed at dawn in southern Chile, a crime President Gabriel Boric called a cowardly attack.