This Friday September 18around 9:30 am a tragic event occurred in the TransMilenio Terreros station, in Soacha. According to the official statement from the authorities, Cristian David Garzón Castro27 years old, was murdered with a knife.
The victim’s partner, identified as Natalia, spoke in Snail Radio and told details of this case that shocked the city. Apparently, everything would have been unleashed when a couple refused to make payment to enter the transportation system.
“In the middle of the situation a confrontation arose that led to the attack against the official security”, stated the Bogotá Metropolitan Police.
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These are those captured for the crime of Cristian Garzón at the Terreros station. Photo:Soacha Police
🚨 This is the man captured for the murder of Cristian Garzón, TransMilenio guard
Cristian Garzón, 27, was murdered this Friday at the Terreros station, in Soacha, when he was carrying out fare evasion control tasks.
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— EL TIEMPO (@ELTIEMPO) September 18, 2026
Testimony of the companion of the security guard murdered at the TransMilenio station in Soacha
Natalia expressed her deep pain for the loss of their colleague while they were working a day of work. Through tears, the woman He said everything happened just when they returned from their breakfast time.
“We settled in and I was at the turnstile putting on my helmet“he recalled.
Right at that moment, two individuals appeared on the south side from the Terreros station and in a matter of seconds, the person responsible “grabbed his foot“to the victim and”tried to make him fall of the station.”
In the middle of the confrontation, the guard put on her helmet and “He ran to help his partner.“and question the subject’s partner in front of the “aggressive” reaction against Cristian David Garzón Castro.
It was there that he kept it he managed to realize that, allegedly, the aggressor was “under the influence of psychoactive substances” and the “other woman” kept inciting the fight“. It should be noted that investigations continue to advance to determine the state in which those responsible were found.
Natalia counted on Snail Radio that together with his partner Cristian Garzón They tried to pressure them so that users would not evade your responsibility for payment of transportation and, in a matter of seconds, “saw when the aggressor put his hand to the chest” to remove the knife.
“I threw my partner backbut I didn’t push it hard enough and the stab was meant for me, the partner got involved“he explained with a broken voice.
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They were moments of confusion and despair, because the guard realized about what Cristian David only thought about saving her of the attack and he kept his faith intact that it was going to be okay.
“I only saw that Cristian thought of me because I wasn’t even thinking about my daughter who is waiting for me at home, instead the partner got involved like this without thinking twice (…) The worst thing is that when I went back to check it, he told me with a smile that ‘everything was fine,'” is how Natalia described it in the aforementioned media.
However, the anguish worsened when the companion saw the wound that the 27-year-old had on his chest. He tried to help him with what he had within your reach, but Cristian David Garzón was fading every second more.
“When the shirt came off I saw a tear in the vest and desperately I started to remove all the protections and the uniform (…) Cristian He just stared at me with a scared face and it vanished in my arms“, he stated.
According to the police, the victim “managed to be transferred to a healthcare center”, where later the medical staff “reported his death due to the severity of the injuries presented.”
A security guard is murdered for preventing two users from sneaking into the Soacha station. Photo:Social networks.
⚫️ Top Guard, the company for which Cristian Garzón, the security guard murdered this Friday at the TransMilenio Terreros station, worked, assured that the 27-year-old young man was attacked while carrying out anti-evasion control tasks.
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— EL TIEMPO (@ELTIEMPO) September 18, 2026
Official statement from TransMilenio after the murder of a security guard
As a result of the institutional reaction “two elderly people were captured of age”, who were made available of the competent authority. In fact, TIME was able to confirm that the photograph that began to circulate on social networks, yes it corresponded with the person responsible of crime at the Terreros station.
In this regard, TransMilenio reiterated its resounding rejection “in the face of any act of violence that attack on lifethe integrity and security of the people within the system”.
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“The entity expresses its most sincere condolences and solidarity to the family, friends and colleagues of the victim in this difficult moment”, was indicated.
TransMilenio was made available of the authorities “in the framework of the corresponding investigations” in order to provide information that is required for “the clarification of the facts.”
“This unfortunate fact invites deep reflection about respect for life and civic coexistence”, reads the official statement.
Luisa Fernanda Gutiérrez Henao
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