Several key questions remain unanswered in the tragic case of the 20-year-old man fatally shot by police during a violent chase in Argos, Peloponnese.
Officers Remanded in Custody
Following a marathon interrogation before the examining magistrate of Nafplio, the two officers from the Special Violent Crime Unit (OPKE) were ordered detained pending trial. The young man had been hospitalized in critical condition at the KAT General Hospital’s intensive care unit, intubated and on life support—but his organs ultimately failed to recover. He died in the early hours of 12 July, days after the incident in Argos.
Criminal Charges Filed
The officers face criminal charges for attempted homicide with possible intent under calm mental conditions, as well as violations of firearms legislation. These charges relate specifically to the shots that caused the young driver’s fatal injuries.
MRI Reveals Fatal Bullet Trajectory
Star TV broadcast a medical MRI scan of the victim’s brain, clearly showing the bullet lodged in his skull—fired from an OPKE officer’s weapon. According to Maria Sfetsou, lawyer for the victim’s mother, ‘The MRI image shows the projectile is intact—not fragmented—so it cannot be attributed to ricochet. It points directly to a straight-line shot.’
Medical Report Confirms Projectile Location
Star also aired a medical assessment from Thriassio General Hospital, where the young man was first admitted after the Argos incident. The report confirms the presence of a foreign body described as ‘bullet-like, located frontally on the right side of the skull’.
Forensic Findings and Ongoing Ballistics Analysis
Authorities recovered 13 spent casings at the scene. Police state the young man was in possession of an air-powered firearm, which was seized and is now awaiting ballistic examination by the Hellenic Police’s Forensic Research Directorate. That analysis will determine whether the officers’ shots were warning rounds—or direct, aimed fire.