The Murder of Roberto Franco Charry: What We Know About the Suspects and the Tragic Event

2024-02-23 06:22:30

Roberto Franco Charry

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Jean Carlo Bermúdez Camargo, 26, is one of the men accused of the murder of businessman Roberto Franco Charry, who was the victim of a hitman on February 21 in a parking lot of a building in Parque de la 93.

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Charry died around 9:00 am at the El Country Clinic and the authorities managed to capture Bermúdez, who was the person driving the motorcycle on which he and the other hitman were traveling. In the middle of the exchange of shots, an escort from a private security scheme managed to wound the two subjects who carried out the attack, however, whoever shot Charry managed to escape and the Police only captured the driver of the motorcycle.

After the attack, on February 22, the hearing was held to bring charges once morest Bermúdez, who was accused of aggravated homicide in heterogeneous competition and manufacturing, carrying or trafficking of weapons and receipt as a co-author.

The approximate sentence for this subject would be 33 years, however, he pleaded not guilty. For his part, the other man who shot Franco is a fugitive from justice.

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Murder of Hernán Roberto Franco Charry

Hernán Roberto Franco Charry was the brother of the former director of Dian, Camilo Franco, and he dedicated himself to advising companies. The man was the victim of a hitman attack when he arrived at the offices of a company where he was going to present the results of an audit that he carried out on a private company.

According to the colonel of the Bogotá Police, Juan Carlos Arévalo Rodríguez, the violent events occurred when the victim was “arriving at the workplace located in Parque de la 93, where the offices of a consulting and advisory company operate. , there the citizen (Roberto Franco) is approached by a person who was traveling on a motorcycle and a direct attack with a firearm occurs.”

These events occurred when the car in which Franco was riding was entering the parking lot of the building, there, the subject who shot him manages to get behind the car, waits for the man to get out and commits the attack, then he runs away and manages to get out. from the parking lot.

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Although the men tried to escape, the motorcycle they were riding on did not work. Furthermore, while the events were taking place, they were injured by escorts from a private security scheme that was in the area.

Finally, the subject who shot Franc escaped and the motorcycle driver was left lying on the ground and was captured. After the attack, Roberto Franco was transferred to the El Country Clinic, where he arrived with four gunshot wounds and died around 9:00 am.

“So far, the relevant lines of investigation are being carried out to find those responsible. The victim was a citizen who worked in business consulting. And today (February 21) he had an appointment to report some irregularities that had been found in the audit that had been carried out by a private company,” added Colonel Arévalo.

For his part, Police General Jose Gualdrón said on February 22 on Blu Radio that Franco had already been the victim of threats, which were under investigation.

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“Franco had private security. He had searched for individuals… He worked there as a businessman also within his jobs, roles as auditors that he did in warehouses and so on, and he was generating some actions there of findings that, suddenly, generated some complex situation,” added the general.

Finally, Jhonatan Romero, Franco’s partner, told El Tiempo that he did not know of any of these threats mentioned by the Police. He also mentioned that on the day of the murder, Roberto had an appointment with a partner of a company where he worked a long time ago. six years.

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