Lorena Gómez sent a heartbreaking message to President Petro, demanding action after the death of her husband in an attack in Norte de Santander.
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Lorena Gómez, wife of Police patrolman Duván Perdomo Aguilar, murdered in an armed attack while He provided security at the patron saint festivities of Convencion, Norte de Santander, and shared an emotional message that has moved Colombia.
Through a clip spread on social networks, Gómez He asked for justice and demanded that President Gustavo Petro speak out and take action in this case that left his family devastated.
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«They destroyed a family, they destroyed my daughter, they destroyed me, they destroyed my husband“Lorena Gómez expressed through tears, highlighting the magnitude of the loss and the impact that the crime has had on their lives.
According to what he said, patrolman Perdomo was in Convention providing security to the community during local festivities when he was attacked.
The attack in Santander
The event occurred last Wednesday night, November 6, in Los Libertadores park, during a concert in honor of the 195 years of the founding of the Convention.
According to reports, armed men on motorcycles opened fire on the police officers who were guarding the security of the event, causing the death of patrolman Perdomo and leaving his partner, David Sánchez, injured.
Gómez questioned the decision to hold the event without the necessary security measures, recalling that local authorities are aware of the delicate public order situation in the municipality and throughout the region.
“Where is the safety of the people? Where is the Army? Why didn’t they put soldiers in the town to protect the citizens and the Police?“, he expressed indignation in the video, demanding an explanation from local and national authorities.
In addition to her complaint about the lack of security, the widow sent a heartfelt message to President Gustavo Petro, alluding to the constant violence that affects the security forces in the country.
“When are you going to speak, Mr. President? Don’t you see what is happening in every town, in every city with all the police officers in Colombia?”Gómez questioned.
#Judicial | In a video, the indignation and pain of the wife of the patrolman murdered in the middle of the patron saint festivities of the Convention was portrayed, who made a strong appeal to the mayor of the municipality and President Petro.
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