A armed attack perpetrated within a housing in the Happy World neighborhood first stage, in the municipality of Galapaleft as balance the death of a young couplein a fact that the authorities investigate as a selective double homicide in the context of the confrontation between criminal structures that operate in Barranquilla and its metropolitan area.
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He crime It occurred on the night of Tuesday, April 14, around 8:40 pm, in a house located on 33A No. 22-46. According to the preliminary report, two hitmen on foot They arrived at the property after crossing a nearby streamwhich would have been used as approach and escape route.
After advancing stealthily, They broke into the house and They shot without saying a word against the two people who were inside.
After executing the attack, the attackers fled along the same route, they crossed the stream again and slipped through the undergrowth, with no captures reported so far.
The victims and the attack mechanics
The victims were identified as Kevin Eliécer Orozco Orozco27 years old, and Sharith Paola Martínez Galvis19 years old, English student. Both died as a result of multiple bullet impacts.
Kevin Eliécer Orozco Orozco, 27 years old. Photo:Social networks
According to the official report, Sharith Paola was shot at least six timeswith injuries to the head, face, right arm, thigh and both legs, which caused immediate death on the spot.
For its part, Kevin Eliécer was hit nine times: three shots in the head, one in the face, one in the left axillary region and four in the legs. Although he was helped by neighbors in the area and transferred to a healthcare center, doctors confirmed that he had been admitted. no vital signs.
During the technical inspection carried out by the Judicial Police, were found 11 9 millimeter caliber vanilla beans and four projectiles with a lead core, with total deformation due to impact, an element that has allowed us to deduce the proximity of the shots and the power of the weapon used.
Sharith Paola Martínez Galvis, 19 years old. Photo:Social networks
The authorities confirmed that Kevin Eliécer Orozco Orozco recorded two judicial notes in the Oral Accusatory Criminal System (SPOA): one for personal injuries, dated December 2, 2018, and another for use of false documentdated August 18, 2024. In contrast, it was reported that Sharith Paola Martínez Galvis did not have a judicial record.
As the investigations progress, the commander of the Barranquilla Metropolitan Police, Miguel Camelo, indicated that The couple had been residing for a short time in the house where the attack occurred, a fact that is now verification object within the investigative process to establish the circumstances of the attack and possible previous links with the sector.
The hypothesis being analyzed
Based on information from Sijín units, the authorities manage as main hypothesis that the crime would be related to a reckoning In the context of the confrontation between organized criminal groups ‘Los Costeños’ and ‘Los Pepes’structures that They dispute territorial control and illegal economies in Barranquilla and municipalities of the metropolitan area.
It would be retaliation between gangs. Photo:THE TIME
According to that line, Kevin Orozco would allegedly be a member of ‘Los Pepes’ and son of alias ‘Ñia’noted by the authorities as zone head in sectors of the El Bosque neighborhood, in the capital of Atlántico. This information, the authorities specified, is in the verification stage and does not correspond to a judicial decision, so it should be understood as investigative hypothesis.
The case has generated commotion among the inhabitants of Galapanot only for the violence of the attackbut for the age of victims and by the perception that the Barranquilla’s criminal confrontation continues to spread to neighboring municipalities. In recent months, Galapa has been the scene of selective homicides that keep the community and the authorities on alert.
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He double crime from Brave New World I thus adds to a chain of violent events that reaffirm the complexity of the criminal phenomenon in the metropolitan area, where disputes between illegal structures they continue to take lives and pose urgent security challenges for Barranquilla and the municipalities that surround it.
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