Juan Camilo Gómez was 16 years old, who died after being shot at the height of his head. The incident occurred in the middle of a public street in the sector known as Ciudad Laboyos de Pitalito. The authorities are on the trail of the person responsible, who apparently would be another minor.
The authorities in the south of Huila are investigating a new crime, apparently motivated by social intolerance. In this case, the victim is a teenager who in life responded to the name of Juan Camilo Gómez, 16 years old.
The attack
According to the known information, the bloody incident occurred in the afternoon of last Thursday, when the victim was in the middle of a public street in the sector known as Ciudad Laboyos, where another individual unholstered a firearm and shot the minor in his head.
The exact circumstances of the crime are unknown, however, some residents of the neighborhood mentioned that the event was caused by social intolerance. According to witnesses, the victim and perpetrator had differences moments before the gunshot attack.
He was helped
After what happened, Juan Camilo, who fell to the floor, was helped and taken to a health center in Pitalito, where health personnel tried to save his life.
did not resist
Unfortunately, his efforts were unsuccessful due to the projectile’s involvement in his brain, which led to his death minutes later. The identity of the person responsible is unknown for certain, so the authorities are working not only to clarify what happened, but also to identify and capture the executioner.
They investigate
At the site, the criminalistics units were present to carry out the investigations aimed at collecting the investigations and physical evidence that lead to the prosecution of the murderer.
Apparently, another minor would be the one who fired the firearm against the teenager. The reasons that motivated it are still unknown. Finally, the body was taken to the Institute of Legal Medicine, where it is expected that his family will carry out the necessary procedures to begin his funeral.
This atrocious act has not only aroused the rejection of the community, but has also set off alarm bells among the population due to the extent of social intolerance in Pitalito, a municipality hit by different security problems.
