They say the security forces launched tear- gas bombs and started firing on the students. The protesters fled into the campus buildings to escape the shooting. But students say the security forces surrounded the buildings and continued firing, preventing students from leaving until the next morning. Students also say the FRI forces impeded paramedics from attending to students who had been shot. Once inside the buildings, students repeatedly phoned the office of Human Rights Ombudsman Jorge Laguardia for help.
Students say representatives from the office failed to show up.
Laguardia says his office did send representatives but they were unable to enter the campus because of the violence. In the wake of the violent crackdown, the AEU, the university administration and human rights groups are demanding the resignation of the Interior Minister Danilo Parrinello, National Police Chief Salvador Figueroa and FRI commander Camilo Castri. They also want the FRI police branch dismantled. Human Rights Ombudsman Jorge Laguardia agreed with the calls for resignations. But the AEU also wants Laguardia's dismissal, for failing to intervene and prevent the attack.