In the town of Villacolombia, located in the municipality of Jamundí, south of Valle del Cauca, the bodies of two young people were found. According to the authorities, armed people shot at the women. As reported Blu Radiothe victims were barely 18 and 19 years old.
The case generated commotion in the community, since it was the same residents of the sector who found the bodies of the young women. Then, they contacted the National Police to report the discovery. “This morning we received information about two lifeless bodies, apparently of women in the upper part of Villacolombia. The body was removed“, reported the commander of the Cali Metropolitan Police, Colonel Carlos Oviedo, quoted by the station.
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The bodies of the victims were taken to the Jamundí Pilot Hospital to carry out the identification process. After this process, it was determined that the young women are María Paula Dulce Alarcón and Luna Marcela Rodríguez, 19 and 18 years old, respectively. The first suffered three gunshot wounds, while the second victim received two.
According to the media, they were psychology students from the Mariana University of Pasto (Nariño). In fact, when their bodies were found, authorities noted that they were wearing the uniform of the higher education institution. One of them had among her belongings a plane ticket with which it was determined that both had arrived on a flight from Nariño on May 28, 2024..
In the municipality where the bodies of the young women were found, there is fear, due to the increase in violent actions that have been recorded, allegedly perpetrated by FARC dissidents. One of the most recent events occurred on the morning of Monday, May 20, when a strong explosion left two police officers and three children injured. According to the first versions, the incident was caused by a motor pump located in the urban area.
Initially, it was thought that the explosive device was detonated near a hotel where it was initially reported that National Police agents who had arrived to reinforce security in the municipality were staying. However, the owner of the establishment denied this version. The attack caused structural damage to several commercial premises, including a bakery where the affected minors were located.. The two injured police officers were taken to the Piloto hospital to receive medical attention. Additionally, several homes located in the vicinity of the attack suffered significant damage due to the explosion.
“We are going to continue fighting head-on against crime, as we have been doing; “We are not going to allow ourselves to be intimidated nor will we give in to our tireless work against crime throughout the Valley and the southwest,” indicated the governor of Valle del Cauca, Dilian Francisca Toro, through her official X account (formerly Twitter). .
The insecurity in the department does not stop. On May 29, 2024, in Bolívar, A group of soldiers from the High Mountain Battalion No. 10 of the Third Brigade of the National Army who were carrying out their routine tasks were also shot at.. Two armed men riding a motorcycle shot them.
The subjects in question managed to escape from the area despite the authorities’ efforts to locate them. Given the escalation of violence and the increase in attacks, operations in the department have intensified. We will continue our efforts to neutralize any threat against the population and our troops,” reported the National Army command.
