, ▁a ▁special ▁group ▁of ▁the ▁provincial ▁police , ▁the ▁G E O , ▁killed ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁suspect s ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁host ages . ▁Another ▁suspect , ▁Martín ▁Sal da ña , ▁was ▁found ▁h anged ▁in ▁his ▁cell ▁just ▁hours ▁after ▁the ▁mass acre ; ▁though ▁it ▁was ▁assumed ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁committed ▁suic ide , ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁new ▁research ▁showed ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁murder ed , ▁possibly ▁by ▁first ▁hitting ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁head , ▁rendering ▁him ▁un cons cious , ▁and ▁then ▁str ang ling ▁him . ▁ ▁Dou b ts ▁about ▁the ▁police ▁behaviour ▁arose ▁after ▁the ▁whole ▁country ▁saw ▁foot age ▁of ▁the ▁police ▁special ▁unit ▁deliber ately ▁shooting ▁the ▁car ▁with ▁host ages ▁inside . ▁▁ ▁After ▁the ▁mass acre , ▁several ▁government ▁officials ▁bl amed ▁the ▁media ▁coverage ▁for ▁the ▁trag ic ▁outcome , ▁acc using ▁journal ists ▁of ▁an ▁un prof essional ▁treatment ▁of ▁the ▁news . ▁The ▁provincial ▁governor ▁Edu ardo ▁Du hal de ▁claimed ▁that ▁negoti ations ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁neg atively ▁affected ▁by ▁the ▁police ▁constant ▁communication ▁with ▁radio ▁and ▁television ▁rep or ters . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁mass ac res ▁in ▁Argentina ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Justice ▁and ▁Security ▁Buenos ▁Aires , ▁Carlos ▁S oria , ▁confirmed ▁that ▁police ▁had ▁acted ▁as ▁accomp lices ▁of ▁the ▁th ieves ▁who ▁ro bb ed ▁the ▁National ▁Bank ▁of ▁Villa ▁Ram allo