Crime Escalates in Colombia: Recent Robberies in Medellín and Bogotá

2024-01-17 03:59:02

A situation from which almost no region of Colombia is spared, where the friends of others are lying in wait for citizens, waiting for any opportunity to turn them into their victims and rob them.

Robbery in Medellín shopping center

The case was reported around 7:20 p.m. on Tuesday, January 16, in the Milla de Oro shopping center, located in the exclusive sector of El Poblado.

It was in the midst of the threats that one of the victims quickly pulled out a gun, starting a shootout at the scene.

Shooting in a shopping center in Medellín. | Photo: Screenshot / X / Montage

Although the thief managed to escape at that moment, local security personnel followed him while they continued shooting, managing to wound him in the lobby.

They detail that although the criminal was rushed to a medical center for treatment, he finally lost his life.

One of the witnesses to the incident told El Colombiano that: “He came to steal it, but he didn’t realize that the person at the table was going to answer him; Therefore, there are shots here, there and there (pointing to different places in the establishment) because the thief ran away.”

Theft in the north of Bogotá

On the other hand, a new robbery occurred in the country’s capital on Monday, January 15. The incident occurred around 8:30 p.m. on Monday, January 15, when two individuals riding a motorcycle entered a cafe located on 116th Street and 17th Street, in the town of Usaquén, threatening customers. with a gun to make them hand over their belongings.

At the scene was Red+ Noticias journalist Carolina Gómez, who following experiencing the scare took advantage of her social networks to tell how the robbery occurred.

Armed robberies of people in Bogotá do not give up. | Photo: Getty Images

It all started when people who were on the terrace began to scream and run because they were being robbed, which created panic in the place.

“When you go to these types of commercial establishments, don’t do it on the terraces or don’t do it outside, or simply don’t go there to avoid being robbed, because then they go around saying that someone grows papaya, and well, things aren’t that good either. “That’s true, the city is full of ampoules,” said Carolina Gómez.

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