Wife and son of northeast Colombia politician killed in assassination attempt
Wife and son of northeast Colombia politician killed in assassination attempt
Posted by Adriaan Alsema on Dec 7, 2015
The wife and son of a northeast Colombian politician were killed on Sunday when an assassin opened fire at the car they were traveling in.
The incident took place late Sunday evening in Giron, a small tourist town just outside of the city of Bucaramanga.
According to councilman Olinto Bermudez (Radical Change), the family had just returned from the airport and were close to home when a man opened fire at the car.
Bermudez survived the attack possibly because he was not in the driver’s seat. The assassin could not see who was sitting where in the car due to the fact it was 11:30PM and the car’s windows were tinted.
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The wife, Miryam Mejía de Bermudez, son, Sergio Andrés Bermudez. [/center]
Google translation from El Tiempo:
Asesinaron a la esposa y el hijo de un concejal de Girón (Santander)
Un sicario disparó contra la familia que se movilizaba en un carro. Policía ofrece recompensa.
Por: BUCARAMANGA |
9:09 a.m. | 7 de diciembre de 2015
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"My son had picked us my wife and me at the airport because we came from San Andres where he had participated in a training contract. The type (murderer) maybe thought I was driving because I always took the car. While I tried shooting him out of the car but the door locked, "Councilman Radical Change was unhurt in the attack said through tears.
While the gunman fled on site Miriam Mejia Bermudez, 49, and Sergio Andres Bermudez, 29, business manager who worked in the Ministry of Agriculture of Santander died.
General Nelson Ramirez, commander of the Metropolitan Police in Bucaramanga, said minutes after the fact implemented a 'Lock Plan' at the neighboring Bucaramanga where several streets were closed in an operation that sought to capture the murderer who finally fled town.
"They were attacked by a subject bearded brown complexion. We offer a reward of 50 million pesos for information person responsible for the fact, "added the official.
The councilman, who claims to have been threatened, has two periods in the local authority and 25 last October was reelected.
Bucaramanga
http://www.eltiempo.com/colombia/otras-ciudades/asesinan-a-esposa-e-hijo-de-concejal-de-giron-santander/16450983