A budding young footballer was been stabbed to death in the street sparking a furious riot that saw a suspect’s home set ablaze by locals.
Milton Lautaro Sosa was allegedly killed during a fight after a birthday party.
Police rushed to the scene at around 2:30am following reports of a disturbance to find the 20-year-old lying in a pool of blood on the ground.
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The rising football star was taken to hospital but died shortly after arrival.
It in the early hours of Sunday (2 Nov), as reported by Need To Know.
An 18-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder, while police also seized the knife believed to have been used in the attack.
Officers later detained a 39-year-old man – thought to be the suspect’s father – for firing a .38-caliber pistol at the scene.
Cops recovered the weapon and spent casings as evidence.
Hours after the killing, chaos erupted.
Enraged locals torched the suspect’s house in Pérez, near Rosario City, Argentina, before rioting outside El Guri Health Centre where Milton’s body lay.
Windows were smashed as crowds clashed with police, according to local media.
Milton, who played for Bartolomé Mitre de Pérez, was described as a talented midfielder with a bright future.
He came from a low-income family and heartbroken neighbours quickly launched a fundraiser to pay for his funeral.
Donations poured in within hours, covering all the costs.
The case is now being investigated by homicide prosecutor Georgina Pairola, with both detainees set to appear in court this week.
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