A new act of violence shook the north of Valle del Cauca, with the murder of two men in a cockpit.
Like Fabián Jaramillo Pérez, 42 years old, and Nitor Garcia Pacheco, 48 years old. The victims of the double murder recorded in the rural area of Alcalá, north of Valle del Cauca, were identified.
According to information from the Municipal Mayor’s Office, The events occurred 1.5 km from the urban area at dawn on Saturday, January 11, 2025.
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According to the authorities, The men were in a cockpit and were attacked by unknown gunshots ending their lives.
Within the investigations of the Valle Police, people from the sector indicated that apparently, six men on three motorcycles -of which they did not provide characteristics-, They were on the outskirts of a farm, where some cockpits were located.
These people, minutes later, They entered the scene and without saying a word they shot at the lives and integrity of the victims. in mention.
The institution also established that those involved in the events They were regular bettors at cockfights.
One of the victims came from Armenia and apparently The crime would be related to a settling of scores.
It is to be noted that The place where the homicide occurred is controlled by the criminal gang “Los Flacos”dedicated to homicide and drug trafficking, one of the two most dangerous criminal organizations in the north of Valle del Cauca.
Context
It should be mentioned that the north of Valle del Cauca has been the epicenter of several multiple homicides or massacres. According to Indepaz, in 2024 alone, six massacres were recorded in that area of the departmentin four municipalities.
The cases are discriminated like this: Toro recorded two multiple homicides, in one case it recorded three fatalities and months later he registered another case with five victims.
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Ansermanuevo recorded two cases, in one there were three victims, in the other, four. Cartago recorded a triple homicide, while La Victoria recorded another.
Source: Integrated Information System
