Patrolman Jorge Luis Betín Hernández was shot at noon this Saturday.
According to information handled by the authorities, at 12:35 in the afternoon, Betín was heading on his private motorcycle to the Centro Histórico Police Station to receive his surveillance shift.
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When I was driving along Carrera 14 and Calle 40, in the neighborhood The victoryTwo criminals on a black motorcycle shot him without saying a word.
Patrolman Betín Hernández, 37 years old, was injured in the left buttock. The attackers fled.
He was immediately transferred to the Campbell Clinicwhere you are receiving medical care.
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In this regard, the Metropolitan Police issued the following release:
We reject the facts in which a patrolman of the institution was injured by a firearm projectile.
An investigative team has been deployed to track down those responsible and the motives for this attack. Initially, it has been possible to rule out that this incident is related to the police service activity of this officer. The main hypothesis is that the officer may have a personal situation, and he is already collaborating with the investigation.
In addition, videos from security cameras and testimonies from some people are being collected.
The Metropolitan Police of Barranquilla invites the community to provide any information that allows the clarification of this fact.
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