Most of the violent protests occur in the Villa Francia neighborhood, located in the Estación Central Commune of western Santiago, where the Vergara Toledo family resided.

[2][3][4] Local media and government agencies typically issue warnings to the public, advising them to stay indoors and expect power outages, especially in the Villa Francia neighborhood.

[1] Several institutions, including universities, often end classes early on this day to ensure that students can return home before nightfall when most of the violent attacks occur.

[5] On the afternoon of 29 March 1985, an operation conducted by the Carabineros de Chile (Chilean police) took place at the Las Rejas-April 5 intersection in the Estación Central Commune, resulting in the death of the Vergara-Toledo brothers.

Media reports at the time stated that Rafael Mauricio (18) and Eduardo Antonio (20) were students at the Liceo de Aplicación school and the Metropolitan University of Educational Sciences, respectively.