Despite the positive result delivered by the authorities in terms of homicides in Cali, which for the first time in 35 years managed to lower its murder rate to less than a thousand in a calendar year, the capital of the Valley began 2023 with several violent acts that have shocked the community in the eastern part of the city.
The first of these events occurred very early this Sunday in the Marroquín neighborhood, Aguablanca District, east of the city, where hitmen killed two people. According to the authorities’ preliminary report, one of the victims He had a disabling condition and was mobilized with the help of a wheelchair.
There is still no official statement from the Cali Metropolitan Police regarding this double homicide, which occurred around 7:00 am. What is confirmed is that the two victims are men, although their ages and identities are unknown.
Parallel to this double homicide in Marroquín, very close to there, in the Puertas del Sol neighborhood, another man was murdered at around 11:40 a.m. Of this last victim, who is an isolated incident, there is no official report from the The authorities.
positive balance
In contrast to what happened on the morning of this January 1, the Cali Secretary of Security and Justice celebrated the decrease in homicides in the city during 2022. The year closed with 982 murders, almost 200 fewer violent deaths than in 2021.
“Less 53% in violent deaths of young people between 14 and 28 years of age. More than 250 lives were saved during 2022 and we assume the challenge of exceeding this goal during 2023 with the community and security and investigation agencies,” the Security Secretariat said through its Twitter account.
Details, child crime in Bogotá
last December 30 there was a bullet attack on a car in the north of Bogotá. At least two people from a family were moving along Avenida Boyacá, at the height of 116th Street in a south-north direction, when a hitman appeared and began shooting repeatedly at the vehicle in which his victims were, according to witnesses. who were at the scene.
in the vehicle there was a minor who died following the attack. Precisely, through social networks, users and witnesses made the news known, who confirmed that the passengers of a Jeep Wrangler Sport truck with license plate FZO 900 received a total of seven shots by two people who were moving on a motorcycle. The video also shows that citizens collaborate with the mobility of the road, so that, when the authorities arrived, they would have space to deal with the situation.
In addition to the minor, a 38-year-old man and a woman were in the vehicle. On the man’s side, he had injuries, but he did not lose his life. According to what the authorities told WEEKthe van received bullet wounds in the area of the windows, both on the front and on the sides. Until now, The Police together with the articulated body of the Dijín are looking for clues to clarify the case.
Sources of the case confirmed to WEEK that the attack would have targeted a person named John Fredy Rojas Peña, father of the minor who died in the attack. Rojas is a native of Bolívar, municipality of Santander. It is known that he tried to appear in politics a couple of years ago and that he also had aspirations for the Bogotá Council through a recognized political party.
According to the information, from the file and the investigation, Rojas had a collection company that he founded in May 2014 with a partner and since then he had dedicated himself to that.
