The Police confirmed that a specialized group has already been deployed to validate the information provided by the community. Photo: AI Illustration
For security reasons The authorities have not yet been able to reach the Las Palmas sector, in the limits between the municipality of Yondó (Antioquia) and Cantagallo (Bolívar), where, this Monday, the massacre of four men and a woman would have occurred.
According to preliminary information The people were traveling in a van when they were intercepted by armed men who shot them while they were inside the vehicle.
Until now it has been known that Among the victims would be two social leaders from the area, among them, the president of the Community Action Board of the Lejanías village. and who would respond to the name of Jhon Freddy (they have not yet confirmed his last name). As well as a woman previously identified as Johana Sepúlveda, the driver of the vehicle and another man about whom there is no further information.
From the city of Barrancabermeja, a operation between the Police, the Army and the CTI of the Prosecutor’s Office to reach the exact point where the massacre attributed, until now, to the Clan del Golfo would have been perpetrated that has been exercising control in the area.
The National Police, for its part, confirmed that it has already deployed a specialized group to validate the information provided by the community, “When we are certain of what happened we will inform you,” they said in a brief communication.
They had warned
It was also known that a few days ago the Corporation for the Defense of Human Rights (Credhos) had warned the National Government and the Ombudsman’s Office about the Gulf Clan’s plan to take over the rural area of Cantagallo (Bolívar).
In the report they stated that Since September 9, the communities of the villages of Lejanías, Chaparral, La Victoria and El Trasmallo had reported the patrolling of armed men who identified themselves as members of this structure.
It is expected that in the next few hours the authorities will be able to reach the Las Palmas sector to verify the number of dead, remove the bodies and establish their identity.
2024-10-01 12:03:34
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