Jhony Fernando Macías Mendoza, died in the Intensive Care Unit of the Hernando Moncaleano Perdomo University Hospital in Neiva, where he was hospitalized for 11 days after being the victim of a gunshot attack perpetrated on a field in the Palmas II neighborhood of the Diez de la commune. city.
Unfruitful were the efforts of health professionals who for 11 days did everything in their power to keep Jhony Fernando Macías Mendoza alive, who had been injured in the middle of a hitman attack perpetrated in the Diez de Neiva commune.
The attack
According to the information provided, it was on the night of June 12 that unknown individuals made an attempt on the life of the 23-year-old young man, when he was in the vicinity of the Palmas II neighborhood, in the east of the city.
Circumstances
His relatives say that Macías Mendoza had left his home at around 9:45 at night to meet with a friend in the fields of the sector where he was intercepted by two men who arrived on a motorcycle and opened fire on him. .
At the scene, the citizen was seriously injured after being hit by two projectiles in his head. While the victim vanished on the floor, the executioners took the opportunity to flee without leaving a trace of his whereabouts.
He was helped
The neighbors who were alerted by the sound of gunshots came out to realize what had happened and found Jhony, in poor general condition, so they proceeded to help him and take him to the Carmen Emilia Ospina ESE Las Palmas headquarters, so that he could receive medical attention.
According to the diagnosis of the healthcare center, the patient was admitted with two such wounds, one at the frontal level of the right side of the skull and another in the occipital region with exposure of a brain mass.
During care in the emergency department, he was intubated in order to stabilize his vital signs, and then he was referred to the Hernando Moncaleano Perdomo University Hospital in Neiva.
It got complicated
There he was with a reserved prognosis in the Intensive Care Unit, until the early hours of last Sunday when his body suffered a relapse that led to his death.
The reasons that motivated the crime are still unknown, so the Judicial Police is working to clarify it. It is expected that through the collection of physical evidence and security camera recordings, the murderers will be identified and captured.
On social networks, acquaintances of the deceased lamented what happened, sending heartfelt messages of solidarity to his family. “God rest him in his holy glory, my condolences to the family, God is with you Johny,” wrote Orlando Naranjo.
On the other hand, Alfonso Perdomo pointed out, “may he rest in peace, that’s life, a lot of strength for the family.”
