Overview

• At 22:09 on July 3, Linares local police alerted the National Police to a man firing a shotgun at passersby in a vacant lot near Barrio La Paz.
• Officers from both forces activated high-risk protocols and moved in to contain and disarm the suspect.
• The unidentified man was shot during the intervention and later died despite on-site medical attention.
• One pedestrian was wounded by the gunfire and remains hospitalized at Hospital San Agustín de Linares.
• The National Police have opened a formal investigation to establish the full circumstances and legality of the force used.