Video of the Policeman who shot a man in the head in Barranquilla – Barranquilla – Colombia

A confrontation between the police and the community of the La Luz neighborhood, in the south of Barranquilla, ended in tragedy this Sunday, after one of the residents was hit by a gunshot in his forehead. Witnesses point out that one of the uniformed men was the one who shot him.

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The event, which has shocked the residents of the sector, was presented diagonally to the CAI in the afternoon, in the middle of a patrol procedure, which provoked an argument between the parties and ended up aggravating the situation.

The scene of greatest tension was recorded in a video made by the community and that has been projected on social networks. In it, it can be observed that uniformed men and citizens faced off with fists and kicks. Suddenly, a shot was heard and the man fell.The images and vocabulary in the video can hurt feelings.

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One of the uniformed men left the place at that moment, while another colleague puts his hands to his head before what happened. The victim’s relatives came to help him, but the shot was fatal.

Due to the accusations, the Barranquilla Metropolitan Police announced that it will pronounce on this case in the next few hours.

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