The member of the institution was resting at home.
Caribbean News.
Nazareth Amaya Castillaa member of the National Police, was chatting with several of his relatives at the door of his home located in the Bella Vista neighborhood of Valledupar, when he was seriously injured by a stray bullet fired by a hitman who was going to make an attempt on his life. from another person, last Saturday, June 22.
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The armed subject had previously entered a neighborhood store to attempt the life of a customer who arrived at the establishment. The victim ran to protect himself from the attack and took shelter in the place where the deputy mayor was.
One of the bullets lodged in the chest of Amaya Castilla, who was transferred to the Eduardo Arredondo Daza Hospital, in the La Nevada neighborhood of Valledupar, where the doctors on duty confirmed that he had arrived without vital signs.
Deputy Mayor Amaya was 38 years old, married, with children and had been serving the National Police for 19 years. Currently he was part of the institution’s human talent office.
Regarding the incident, the commander of the Valledupar Metropolitan Police explained the following: «The man who was the target of the attack was in a store having some beers. At that moment a subject arrived and shot him several times. The man evades the shots because the hitman’s gun jams, but he fixes it quickly. The subject chases the man and hits him in the arm. “One of the stray bullets hits the police superintendent who was resting at his house.”
The man who was drinking beer when the hitman came to make an attempt on his life has registered judicial notes for illegal possession of firearms and drug trafficking, and is in a hospital in Valledupar, since he suffered a projectile wound to his arm.
To find the capture of the person responsible for taking the life of the police officer, the authorities of the capital of Cesar offer a reward of up to 10 million pesos.
Here are the statements from the authorities:
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