Around 2:30 this Thursday afternoon the community reported a new incident of insecurity. In videos from surveillance cameras of the complexes located in an exclusive sector of the north of Bogotá (on Carrera 7A between streets 146 and 147) recorded as four men aboard two motorcycles attempted to commit what authorities said could have been an attempt at freight.
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The men fled on their motorcycles while opening fire on the citizens who were in the sector. No injuries reported.
According to the preliminary version of the authorities, the victims would have been robbed of the sum of 10 million pesos. It is presumed that the criminals were following them from the Unicentro shopping center.
In the videos that the residents of the sector also recorded, it was evident how the men got off the motorcycle and pointed their guns at a man who was inside a black truck.
At that moment, They steal the money and flee on motorcycles after engaging in an exchange of fire with some citizens who were in the area. It was recorded how the four men fled on the motorcycles, although it was only one who committed the robbery.
The authorities told this newspaper that, according to the victim’s statement, he had left the Unicentro shopping center after exchanging nearly 10 million pesos in dollars when he was followed and held at gunpoint by the criminals. The victim claims that the exchange house where he made the transaction could be involved.
What does the victim say?
Carlos Monroy, victim of the events, told this newspaper that he noticed strange movements that occurred in the exchange house where he was making the transaction. ““I was in an exchange house on Carrera 15 and Calle 119 and I did see suspicious actions, but I never imagined that they were following me.”
Although he says that he cannot affirm or deny the participation of the exchange house, he does assure that everything was very suspicious.
“I’m not sure about the exchange house but, yes, everything was very strange because the transaction took a long time and there were guys outside watching a lot. I’m sure that if they check the security cameras at the exchange house they will identify the person. two guys who had their backs turned and another who was facing them (…) I don’t know to what degree there is complicity and it is up to the authorities to investigate, but there is something to see,” Carlos said.
According to the man’s story, when he arrived at the entrance of his building he had to wait because the vehicle entrance door was closed and he had to announce himself and wait for them to let him through. “When I arrived and got careless, I did notice that a man got off the motorcycle with the revolver and when I turned my head to see where my wife wasanother man had her pointed at her through the window,” the victim said.
Monroy assured that after the events the security workers from the exclusive surrounding residential complexes went out to try to control the situation and that was when the exchange of shots began. “Fortunately, it was just the money and my wife, my son and I who were inside the vehicle. We are fine and it didn’t happen any further.”
JONATHAN TORO ROMERO
Bogotá Editorial
