“You have to help your partner,” said one of the policemen, but they did not know from which point on the mountain they were being shot at, a few meters away, the escort dying. It happened on a road in Ocaña, Norte de Santander.
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The videos recorded on the site have generated shock, criticism and controversy, recalling the attacks on the country’s highways in the worst moments of the armed conflict in Colombia, and this Wednesday, an escort died and two policemen were saved on the Ocaña road, North of Santander.
It all started with what would be an attack to steal a truck of securities, is what was initially known.
Whoever was escorting that truck was the escort.
They started shooting at him, they threw an explosive at them, and the bodyguard, Leandro Andrés Trigos Vanegas, 34 years old, fell.
The escort on the road.
After staying on the ground, the police arrived, the patrolmen also fell from the motorcycle and had to run to the berm to try to take refuge, “They are attacking. We don’t know where the shots are coming from!” they said on the radio to his companions.
A trucker helped the police in Ocaña
They were in the middle of the road in Alto de Sanin Villa, an abyss on one side, a mountain on the other.
A trucker was coming, who upon seeing the situation, decided to stop. Shots were heard.
The trucker stopped his vehicle and the uniformed men were able to take shelter.
They were two policemen.
The trucker pulled his truck to one side, the two policemen were able to run and take cover.
However, as they exported, the driver and the escort were dying on the road. “We need to help our partner, he is hurt, he is hurt.”
Finally, they were able to move to locate the escort who was lying on the road.
Reinforcements were on their way, but they could not reach the open area without having some control, they did not know the degree of threat.
They managed to take the escort to a medical center, but he died.
The wounded bodyguard recorded a video to say goodbye to his companions. They managed to take him to a medical center, where he died the same Wednesday.
The escort died
«He was hit by a firearm in the lower right limb (leg) with a considerable wound. He enters the trauma room, he was evaluated by service doctors who determined the need to ensure the airway and to be evaluated for general surgery. After this, he was transferred due to high risk and hemodynamic instability in the compromised lower limb, “after a couple of hours, he died.
It is presumed that due to the type of attack, it would be a criminal gang after this alleged robbery attempt.
Also, because when the policemen arrived, there was an initial attack, but then they fled the area. They did not manage to steal the truck.
It is also presumed to be criminals, and that it could be related to the robbery at Banco Agrario in Río de Oro, Cesar a few days ago.
