Cúcuta: a police officer killed and three injured during an armed attack - Other Cities - Colombia

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Francisco Javier Sánchez Murillo, deceased patrolman.

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Francisco Javier Sánchez Murillo, deceased patrolman.

The uniformed man killed by the rifle bursts is the patrolman Francisco Javier Sánchez Murillo.

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February 12, 2022, 11:04 AM

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Duvan Alfonso Alvarez De Las Salas
February 12, 2022, 11:04 AM

One dead policeman and three wounded is the balance left by an armed attack against a police patrol Cucuta Metropolitan Police in the rural area of ​​this capital.

Armed men attacked the institution’s vehicle with rifle bursts when it was traveling through the Guayabales sector, on the road that leads to the municipality of Port of Santander.

The attack claimed the life of the patrolman Francisco Javier Sanchez Murillo and injured the uniformed Javier Sánchez Burgos, Feisar Escalante and Andrés Franco Castillo, who were transferred to assistance centers.

#WeHurtAll the murder in #cucuta of our patrolman Francisco Sánchez. They will not be able to intimidate us or stop operations. We maintain our offensive against crime. We send a message of solidarity and strength to his family. pic.twitter.com/voEUcpuceR

– General Jorge Luis Vargas Valencia (@DirectorPolicia) February 12, 2022

For the moment, the Police reported that the investigations are progressing to clarify which was the illegal loved group that would be behind these events.

This attack occurs in the midst of an ‘armed strike’ that illegal groups in the region are carrying out, a situation that has kept the community of North Santander in anxiety for weeks.

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