 About 30 minutes before Guevara was killed , Félix Rodríguez attempted to question him about the whereabouts of other guerrilla fighters who were currently at large , but Guevara continued to remain silent . Rodríguez , assisted by a few Bolivian soldiers , helped Guevara to his feet and took him outside the hut to parade him before other Bolivian soldiers where he posed with Guevara for a photo opportunity where one soldier took a photograph of Rodríguez and other soldiers standing alongside Guevara . A little later , Guevara was asked by one of the Bolivian soldiers guarding him if he was thinking about his own immortality . " No , " he replied , " I 'm thinking about the immortality of the revolution . " A few minutes later , Sergeant Terán entered the hut to shoot him , whereupon Guevara reportedly said : " I know you 've come to kill me . Shoot , coward , you are only going to kill a man . " Terán hesitated , then pointed his self @-@ loading M2 Carbine at Guevara and opened fire , hitting him in the arms and legs . Then , as Guevara writhed on the ground , apparently biting one of his wrists to avoid crying out , Terán fired another burst , fatally wounding him in the chest . Guevara was pronounced dead at 1 : 10 pm local time according to Rodríguez . In all , Guevara was shot nine times by Terán . This included five times in his legs , once in the right shoulder and arm , and once in the chest and throat . 
