Around 4 p.m. on April 24, a shooting took place in the La Paz neighborhood, sector of the old slaughterhouse of the municipality of Cartago, Valle del Cauca. Preliminary information indicates that a family reunion was held at the scene when subversives approached to attack civilians. Five people died in the incident and two others, minors, were injured.
So far there are not many details of the fact. The National Police indicated that some of the victims identified correspond to the name of José Germán Chica, 49, known as' Mancho ', and his uncle, José Fernando Chica, age 56. Both were shot multiple times.
The Office of the Ombudsman assured that those responsible for the incident would be armed actors, but did not mention a specific group. The state entity asked the authorities to find those responsible soon.
“From the Ombudsman's Office we reject the events that took place this afternoon in the La Paz neighborhood of Cartago, Valle del Cauca, in which five people were killed and two minors were injured. We express our solidarity with the families of the victims. We call on illegal armed actors to leave civilians out of the conflict. With the Regional Valle Del Cauca, we will be present at the security council that will be held today to assess the situation and we hope that the authorities will soon find those responsible,” said the entity.
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