A hitman murdered this Saturday the professor of Philosophy at the Universidad del Atlántico, Frank Moralesin the El Pueblito neighborhood, in the Suroccidente locality, in Barranquilla.
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According to the Metropolitan Police, the individual arrived accompanied by another subject in a taxi to the home of the teacher and researcher. He waited for him to leave the house and took the opportunity to shoot him repeatedly.
According to relatives, the victim was going to go to the Ernesto Cortissoz airport to travel to Mexico, where he was scheduled to give a lecture.
After committing the crime in Carrera 11 with Calle 119, the individuals fled in an unknown direction. The assassin was hooded.
Authorities carry out investigations
The citizen in question had been captured and was in a prison for acts related to drug trafficking
The operational commander of the Barranquilla Metropolitan Police, Lieutenant Colonel Luis Sandoval, reported that the authorities are investigating with intelligence units the criminal act.
“We have a very clear line of investigation, ruling out theft. It should be noted that the citizen in question had been captured and was in a prison for acts related to drug trafficking, “said the officer.
He added that they have clues, information from the community and technological resources that can bring them closer to identifying those responsible for this case.
Universidad del Atlántico regretted the fact
We ask the authorities to act promptly
The rector of the Universidad del Atlántico, Danilo Hernandez, lamented the murder of Professor Frank Morales. The manager spoke about it through his Twitter account.
“We ask the authorities to act promptly and diligently to do justice for this horrible crime,” Hernández said.
Very unfortunate the murder of Professor Frank Morales of the @udeatlantico ,God rest his soul. We ask the authorities to act promptly and diligently to bring justice for this horrible crime.
— Danilo Hernandez (@danilohernandez) February 19, 2022
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Likewise, the educational institution rejected the event and confirmed that it was assigned to the Philosophy program of the Faculty of Human Sciences.
“In his work, Frank Morales always stood out for his contributions to philosophical research and publications in recognized scientific journals, he had several years of service in the institution and was currently linked as an occasional part-time teacher,” reported Uniatlantico.
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