Gunmen attempt to ambush the driver of a BMW in Santiago, Chile, but things didn't go as planned. The incident took place on 7/2/2025 in Santiago, Chile. The gunmen first arrived in front of the BMW in a passenger car and waited for the turn at which they wanted to block it. When this happened, the BMW driver did not panic, step on the gas and hit one of the thugs. One of the gunmen even managed to shoot the driver.

The murder rate in Chile is about 6 cases per 100.000 residents, around six times the EU average, where it has long hovered around 1 murder per 100.000 residents.
Kidnappings are also significantly more common in Chile than,what in the EU – in 2024, 868 cases of kidnapping were officially recorded, while in the European Union this is a rare phenomenon with significantly lower prices.