This Tuesday, October 20 A tragic case was known in the Tarqui Battalion of Sogamoso, in Boyacá. According to official versions, a sergeant and a soldier died in the event, while another man and a canine ended up seriously injured.
The authorities are investigating the case, which involves uniformed officers belonging to the Disaster Assistance Brigade. According to the first versions, The soldier accused of shooting his companions later took his own life.
Mourning Photo:THE TIME
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As EL TIEMPO revealed, soldier Malabet Collante shot a sergeant in the back and left a canine injured. another uniformed man who was in the vicinity of the place.
Around 5:00 am on Tuesday, October 20, the transfer of ambulances was heard, vehicles moving at high speed and uniformed personnel ran desperately in the middle of the garrison facilities. However, at that time there was no official knowledge of what happened.
The official versions indicate that the Sergeant Héctor Lozanotop of National Army Corps of Engineerswas murdered in strange circumstances in the early hours of Tuesday when, presumably, he was preparing to go out attend an emergency in Villa de Leyva minutes before the attack in which he lost his life.
Apparently, the sergeant gave an order that was responded negatively by a soldier and an argument took place between the two.
After the exchange of words, the accused attacker reacted using a weapon against his superior identified as Hector Lozano.
It should be noted that the origin of the weapon that was used by the soldier has not been established, since the first versions suggested that it was his service weapon.
Sergeant Héctor Lozano, murdered by a soldier Photo:Private file
For its part, Caracol News He explained that, at the time of the incident, the authorities They were doing interviews to the uniformed officers who were in the facilities of the Tarqui Battalion in Sogamoso.
The National Army opened the investigation corresponding in order to clarify the facts and determine responsibilities.
Hours later, the Army revealed that a professional soldier was involved in the event, who would have fired “his service weapon against a non-commissioned officer.”
Sergeant Héctor Lozano, superior of the Corps of Engineers of the National Army. Photo:Private file
As soon as the alert call about what happened was known, the protocols were activated to collect testimonies and key tests, in addition to inspecting site conditions.
In addition, an interdisciplinary team was available to provide support to the relatives of the deceased uniformed officers, who ask for justice to clarify the facts.
Luisa Fernanda Gutiérrez Henao
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