The events occurred in the middle of a public street in the El Bosque neighborhood.
A uniformed member of the Cartagena Metropolitan Police received two gunshot wounds in the middle of a robbery.
The events occurred on a public street in the El Bosque neighborhood, when the uniformed officer was in a commercial establishment in the area, specifically a hardware store.
The authorities confirmed that two subjects arrived at the scene and, in the middle of a struggle, injured the police officer. The criminals finally managed to steal their victim’s cell phone. Seconds later, they fled.
Although the Metropolitan Police confirmed that it was a member of the institution, it did not reveal his identity, however, it added that the affected person is being treated at a medical center and that his health condition is not serious.
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The moments in which the victim was taken to a hospital were recorded on social networks, in the midst of the chaos and panic that the theft generated in the area. In addition, the case occurred in the vicinity of one of the busiest roads in the capital of Bolívar, Crisanto Luque Avenue.
The uniformed man was in civilian clothes when the robbery took place, His attackers were traveling on a motorcycle, the same one they used to flee when achieving their mission.
Because it was a Police professional, several citizens presumed on social networks that the situation was due to an attack against the Public Force, however, The authorities in the case assured that the main theory at the moment points only to theft.
So far, the city Police indicated that search operations to find those responsible are prioritized in the areas surrounding where the case occurred, that is, the sectors of Alto Bosque, Chile and Paraguay.
Source: Integrated Information System
