An unknown gunman shot a Dutch national four times on Saturday night before the attacker raced away on the back of a motorcycle in Colombia’s Caribbean coastal town of Barranquilla.
The Dutchman, 30 year old
“For the moment the type of activities undertaken [here] by the Dutch citizen are unknown, however some people that were found with him said that he is a merchant and was considering opening a business in the city,” said
When asked whether the attack could have been involved in illegal activity, the colonel responded by saying that “the police have designated a group of investigators to clarify the point.”
Winken has been in the industrial port city for five months, reportedly living with a girlfriend.