Rosario: the creepy drawing that a 7-year-old boy made when he was asked to show his neighborhood

Juan Manuel lives in Capitán Bermúdez, a town that is attached to Rosario. In the capital of Santa Fe, one of his sons lives with his family. A few days ago, a photo of a job that his seven-year-old grandson did at school came to him via WhatsApp, and he was amazed and hurt.

The teacher asked the students to draw the place where they lived. And at his young age, the boy made a drawing that causes chills and describes the reality of the drug war that Rosario is going through.

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The teacher’s request was: “Draw the place where you live taking into account those elements that can be used to locate that place.” With colored pencils, the boy drew a man with a cap and a gun in one of his hands. In the image it is also seen that he is pointing at another subject who is with his hands raised. It even included a bullet.

The drawing made by a 7-year-old boy who lives in Rosario: (Photo: TN and La Gente).

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Shocked by the photo he had received, Juan Manuel, the boy’s grandfather, shared the image on the citizen journalism portal and accompanied it with a message: “I have a lump in my throat when I see my grandson’s homework,” he wrote.

In dialogue with TN and La Gente, Juan Manuel said that his son was so shocked by the drawing that he shared it with him. “When the message reached me and I saw my grandson’s drawing, I felt sad, because I wonder what future we are leaving for the little ones. I don’t know if he was watching the news or what, the truth is that he identifies his neighborhood with crime.

In addition, he explained that his family does not live in a problematic neighborhood in Rosario nor are they witnesses to the shootings, however, “my grandson has that image in his head that he described very well in a drawing. Unfortunately, it is a reality that we cannot hide from you, ”he concluded.

Máximo Jérez, the boy murdered in Rosario

A week ago, during a shootout, 11-year-old Máximo Jerez was killed and three other children were injured. The incident occurred at the intersection of Cabal 1300 bis and San José streets, in Empalme Granero, Rosario, when a group of criminals attacked a house with at least four minors. The shots hit all the children, causing severe damage.

Máximo Jerez died due to the seriousness of the injuries, a two-year-old girl was shot in the arm and two other children under 13 years of age were shot in the mouth and chest, respectively. All had to be transferred to the North Zone Children’s Hospital to be assisted.

Máximo, 12 years old, was assassinated in the early hours of Sunday, March 5. (Photo: courtesy Antonia Jerez)

“A car came, fired random shots and one hit Máximo’s heart,” Antonia, Máximo’s aunt, assured TN. In this sense, she pointed out: “There is no explanation, it gives you so much helplessness because they mess with innocent boys. Life is so unfair. You take care of them so much so that they come and take an innocent from you.”