Tag: shooting
5 killed, 1 injured in coastal Colombia shooting
Six assailants tore through a birthday party on Colombia’s Caribbean coast in the early...
Aruba police get away with 2 Colombian killings
Aruba has allegedly announced its decision to not investigate the killings of two Colombian citizens as a result of blatant police error in Aruba, local media reported Monday. The Aruban authorities’ decision to not...
3 killed in Medellin gang shootout
A shootout between two criminal gangs left three people dead Sunday in an area known as Ciudadela de Occidente in the northwest Colombian city of Medellin, according to a report by Caracol radio. According to Metropolitan...
Colombian soccer player shot dead on night out
A Colombian soccer player was fatally shot Tuesday night during a fight over a game of cards in Puerto Tejada, in the western department of Cauca, Colombian media reported Edison Hipolito Chara Lucumi, aged 31, was on a night...
5 murdered in Cali slaughter
Members of an alleged drug gang murdered five people Thursday in a massacre that has shaken the city of Cali, various media reported. Caracol Radio reported that authorities are offering nearly $30,000 for information leading to...
Officer who killed minor suspended, investigated
The officer responsible for killing a 16-year-old graffiti artist was removed from his position, Colombian media reported. The police inspector general announced that after a preliminary investigation, the police were able to...
Mystery surrounds police killing of minor
The mystery surrounding the recent killing of a 16-year-old graffiti artist by police officers in Bogota has caught national attention, including that of Vice President Angelino Garzon. Commander of the Bogota Police General...
3 acts of violence leave 4 dead in Bogota
Four people were killed in three separate acts of violence on Monday night in various Bogota barrios, Colombian media reported. The first event occurred around 9PM Monday, when a middle-aged man died after unknown perpetrators...
Three die in Cali factory shootout
Three people have died during a shootout in a furniture factory in Cali on Thursday morning, reported Caracol Radio. According to authorities, a group of hooded men were trying to rob a factory in Yumbo, on the outskirts of Cali...
