A one-year-old baby died and two adults were injured after an armed attack occurred inside a homehe El Amparo neighborhood, in the town of Kennedy, in the south of Bogotá.
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The incident occurred during the night of this Sunday, July 19, specifically on Carrera 81r with Calle 41A bis Sur, and is the subject of investigation by the authorities. who are carrying out the work to identify and capture those responsible.
According to the information known by the channel Citytvfrom the EL TIEMPO Editorial House, Several people were inside a home when a man arrived at the scene and opened fire on those who were there.
After the discovery of the body, the body was removed. Photo:EL TIEMPO Archive.
After the attack, the residents of the sector alerted the authorities, which allowed the rapid arrival of uniformed personnel and emergency agencies to address the situation.
The garrison officer of the Bogotá Metropolitan Police, Lieutenant Colonel Gerly Mesa, explained that the institution was informed of the situation after citizens reported shots fired in the town of Kennedy.
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According to him, preliminary information indicates that “a man arrived at a house and without saying a word shot at several people who were in that place.” The officer added that the victims were taken to a medical center, where “unfortunately a minor lost his life and two adults were injured.”
The three affected people were taken to a health center to receive medical attention. However, The minor died due to the severity of the injuries. According to the information known to the authorities and some witnesses, preliminarily It is noted that one of the bullets would have hit the child’s head. This aspect is part of the verifications carried out by researchers.
While medical personnel treated the injured, units of the Police and the Criminal Investigation Section (Sijín) They carried out the first judicial proceedings at the scene of the attack.
Point where the shooting occurred. Photo:CITYTV
Investigators inspected the home and its surroundings, They collected material evidence and began reviewing security cameras located in the sector to establish how the events occurred and what was the route used by those responsible to leave the area.
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The first versions compiled during the investigation indicate that The attackers would have arrived at the scene on a motorcycle. After shooting at the people who remained inside the house, they escaped before the arrival of the authorities. This journey is part of the analysis carried out by the researchers. with support of video records and other collected elements during inspections.
The removal of the corpse. Reference image. Photo:EL TIEMPO Archive.
The Metropolitan Police confirmed that, after learning about the case, the judicial investigation was activated. Regarding the actions deployed to clarify the attack and establish the identity of those who participated in it, Lieutenant Colonel Gerly Mesa pointed out that “an investigation was immediately initiated by our Judicial Police to identify the person responsible for these events and capture him.”
For now, the authorities They have not provided details about the circumstances that led to the incident or the identity of the victims.. It has also not been reported if there are people captured in this case.
The investigative work continues with the collection of testimonies, the analysis of security camera records and other activities of the Judicial Police. As part of the investigations, the authorities are developing a preliminary hypothesis according to which the attack could be related to an alleged case of drug trafficking.
After the emergency, the area remained cordoned off while investigators carried out the technical inspection and documented the scene. So far, the Police are keeping all lines of investigation open while the collection of evidence progresses.
LAURA NATHALIA QUINTERO.
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