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Minimarket Shooting in Bucaramanga Kills Two Employees; Attack Targeted Owner
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Minimarket Shooting in Bucaramanga Kills Two Employees; Attack Targeted Owner

From El Tiempo · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A shooting at a minimarket in Bucaramanga, Colombia, resulted in the deaths of two employees and injuries to the store owner.
  • The attack, carried out by two armed motorcyclists, was reportedly a personal matter targeting the owner, not the employees.
  • Police are investigating the incident, reviewing security footage to identify the perpetrators.

A violent shooting at the Mi Placita minimarket in the Las Hamacas neighborhood of Bucaramanga, Colombia, has left two employees dead and the store's owner injured. The victims were identified as 18-year-old Venezuelan Rojo Linares Christofer Alexander and 25-year-old Ana María Bohórquez Gamboa, both employees who had no connection to the conflict.

Colonel Harvey Silva, operational commander of the Metropolitan Police of Bucaramanga, confirmed that the attack was directed at the 53-year-old owner of the establishment, who sustained three gunshot wounds. The owner is currently recovering in a medical center.

the two people who die are employees of the market, who had nothing to do with the conflict.

— Colonel Harvey SilvaConfirming that the deceased employees were not the targets of the attack.

The incident occurred on July 21 around 4:55 p.m. when two armed men on a motorcycle opened fire on the store. Witnesses described the driver wearing a white shirt, black jacket, and red t-shirt, while the passenger wore a black jacket and dark blue jeans.

Authorities are pursuing the attackers, with the primary hypothesis suggesting a personal dispute involving the establishment's owners. Police have ruled out links to drug trafficking or gang-related violence for now. The Judicial Police, under the direction of the Prosecutor's Office, are investigating the circumstances and seeking to apprehend those responsible.

The main hypothesis being considered is a personal matter of the establishment's owners.

— Colonel Harvey SilvaStating the initial findings of the police investigation.
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Originally published by El Tiempo in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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