Politician Jorge Medrano has been assassinated in Monteria, the capital of the northern department of Cordoba, El Espectador reports.
According to the local community, the homicide comes after a series of threats made against the administration in the municipality of Canalete, Cordoba where Medrano was a native.
At this time the crime is being attributed to emerging gangs in the area though there are currently no official suspects.
Senator Antonio Correa, who was a personal friend of Medrano, has asked national police chief General Oscar Naranjo and Prosecutor General Viviane Morales to get involved in the investigation.
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