Second leader of indigenous tribe killed in north Colombia

Another indigenous leader was killed Tuesday in Northern Colombia, totaling two murders so far this week against the same Colombian indigenous tribe.

Unidentified gunmen burst into the home of Carmen Fuentes Tuesday morning and shot him twice in his bedroom.  The motives behind the assassination remain unclear.

Fuentes, aged 42, was the leader of a community inhabited primarily by Colombians displaced by the country’s violence and had expressed a desire to run for the local city council.

Fuentes belonged to the

Related posts

Colombia says anti-corruption chief received death threat

Israeli censorship tool salesman found dead in Medellin

Petro urges base to prepare for revolution over silent coup fears