Cucuta
A violent streak occurred during the last twelve hours in Cúcuta and its metropolitan area in five gun attacks.
In the first case, a mechanic shot to death on 3rd Street and 11th Avenue in the Carora neighborhood was identified as Reinaldo Antonio Moreno Ortega.
Apparently, two men traveling on a black GN motorcycle attacked the victim repeatedly with a firearm, leaving her seriously injured and she was taken to the Loma de Bolivar Basic Unit, where she died.
The Inter-Institutional Homicide Brigade arrived at the scene to carry out a technical inspection and collect material that will help solve the crime.
In a second case, the authorities are investigating the murder of José Mauricio Sánchez García, an escort belonging to a surveillance company.
The events occurred on 10th Street and 16th Avenue in the San Miguel neighborhood, very close to the Police Station in this sector. Apparently, several subjects who were traveling on two motorcycles were trying to commit a robbery, but when they noticed the presence of the bodyguard, they shot him.
The victim was taken to a medical center, but died due to the severity of his injuries. A .38 caliber revolver was found at the scene.
On Carrera 13 and Calle 11 in the 20 de Julio neighborhood of Villa del Rosario, a man identified as Jorge Schneider Cuesta Rojas was shot dead.
Apparently, a subject who was traveling on a Bera Socialista motorcycle approached the victim and without saying a word shot him repeatedly.
The victim was traveling on a motorcycle with his romantic partner, who managed to jump out of the vehicle at the time of the attack to protect his life.
In a fourth case, a firearm attack occurred in the La Fortaleza neighborhood of the Juan Atalaya citadel.
According to the first versions, individuals who were moving through the sector shot several times at a group of people, generating an exchange of gunfire, which left one dead and two injured.
At the scene, several people who did not have documents were captured to carry out the respective investigations and determine if they are related to the violent attack.
In a recent case, a homeless person was killed with a firearm on Avenida del Río.
According to the information collected by the authorities, a man arrived at the place, located in front of a well-known residential complex in a red truck, got out of the vehicle and without saying a word shot him twice at head height and then fled the scene. place.
The events were recorded by a surveillance camera located in the sector, which will be key in the authorities’ investigation to determine the identity of the attacker.
