The Government of Santander confirmed that there are already eight people who They have died violently in the municipality of Landázuri, following the massacre registered in the last hours.
The first four were members of the same family and, After the crime, the community murdered the other four people who would have carried out the massacre in the rural area of this population.
According to the information provided by the authorities, it all began at dawn this Sunday inside a house in the Buenos Aires district of the Plan de Armas corregimiento.
In the middle of a fight generated by alleged acts of intolerance, a group of four men would have attacked the five people who were in the residence with knives.
At that time, Álvaro Díaz, who was the father of the family and worked as a teacher, died. His wife and his two children, a 20-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl, also died.
Apparently, another woman who was injured in the middle of the confrontation, identified as Natalia Calle, managed to leave the house to notify the neighbors so that they might help them from the tragedy.
The community responded to the call and a riot was unleashed once morest the alleged criminals who would have Venezuelan nationality, as confirmed by the governor of Santander, Mauricio Aguilar.
“This same one has done justice on her own, taking the lives of four of the murderers. There is another fifth person who is being sought and who would be part of this macabre crime,” said the departmental president.
Since the outcome of the emergency was known, Two security councils have been held in view of the risk that exists in the municipality due to the fact that retaliation might be presented for the murders.
The Public Force ordered a special operation to shield the inhabitants and a night curfew was decreed from six in the followingnoon this Sunday until the early hours of Monday due to the disturbance of public order.
However, the Attorney General’s Office reported that a specialized team from the prosecution entity traveled to the area affected by the massacre to advance in the urgent work and prioritize the clarification.
“From the moment the Prosecutor’s Office became aware of the events recorded in Landázuri, Prosecutors, criminologists and investigators from the group of collective homicides were assigned to attend urgent acts”, said the judicial entity.
The voices of rejection once morest this crime have not been long in coming. From various sectors of society they have reproached the massacre and called for forceful actions that lead to clarifying the unfortunate situation.
In the first place, the Ombudsman’s Office expressed solidarity with the families of the victims and affirmed that it was attentive to the security conditions in the municipality of Landázuri, altered by the eight murders.
“We reject the murder of a teacher, his wife and their two children, including a 13-year-old girl, in the rural area of Landázuri. Our solidarity for the family and the community. Regional Magdalena Medio participates in the security council, “said the Public Ministry.
While Magda Liliana Buendía, regional prosecutor of Santander, asked the Police and the National Army for a report on what happened in that population. He also asked the mayor to adopt restrictive measures to guarantee the integrity of the inhabitants.
According to statistics from the Institute of Studies for Development and Peace (Indepaz), so far in 2022, 77 massacres have been committed in the country. The one that occurred in Santander has been one of the most delicate that has been recorded in recent times.
