2024-04-09 22:09:51
In the north of Valle del Cauca, five people died and four others were seriously injured in a new act of violence.
The scene of this violent scene was the picturesque district of San Francisco, located in the rural area of the municipality of Toro.
On Sunday, April 7, while a group of people were chatting in an establishment, terror suddenly broke out. A vehicle arrived at the scene and Armed individuals descended, who without saying a word, began to shoot indiscriminately. against those present. In a matter of minutes, tranquility turned to chaos and despair.
Three people lost their lives instantly at the scene, while two others succumbed on the way to medical centers in a desperate attempt to save their lives. Meanwhile, four more people were seriously injured and are now struggling to recover amid pain and uncertainty.
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The victims were identified as Duherney Cárdenas Castro, Jair Hernández Ramírez, Alvaro de Jesus VanegasDaniel Valderrama Jiménez and Jhon Fredy Loaiza, although more details about the latter are unknown.
This is not the first episode of violence to shake San Francisco so far this year. In January, three people lost their lives in similar circumstances in this same town. Carlos Andrés Giraldo Gaviria, Álvaro de Jesús Monsalve Acosta and Luis Alfonso Ortiz were the victims of that fateful day, whose bodies were found on a road near the center of the town.
According to Indepaz, this is the 17th massacre presented so far this year in the country.
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