Double homicide in Marinilla brings violent deaths to 27 in 2026
Two men were found dead with bullet wounds in the Tinajas sector in Marinilla, Antioquia. CORPADES warns of organised crime and institutional denial in eastern Antioquia.
Two men found dead in rural area of Marinilla; 27 homicides so far this year
Juan Manuel Ramírez Ocampo, aged 17, and Alonso de Jesús Jaramillo Daza, aged 34, were found dead with gunshot wounds in the Tinajas sector, on the road leading to El Peñol, in the municipality of Marinilla, eastern Antioquia. The discovery was made during the night of Friday 13 November, when authorities conducted technical inspection of the bodies in a rural area located approximately 20 minutes from the urban centre.
According to analisisurbano.org, the double killing brings the number of violent deaths recorded in Marinilla during 2026 to 27, and occurs in a context of growing concern over deteriorating security in the sub-region.
Victims had been missing for approximately two days
According to information published by Diario Oriente, the two victims had been missing for approximately two days before their discovery. Their bodies bore injuries caused by firearm projectiles, although the exact circumstances of the crime have not been publicly established.
One element that investigators will need to clarify is a telephone call that, according to preliminary information, was received by a relative of one of the victims. During that communication, a person allegedly indicated the location where the body could be found, which allowed authorities to be alerted to its whereabouts.
It also emerged that Juan Manuel and Alonso de Jesús had received threats on several occasions before their death. This antecedent forms part of the elements that will need to be examined to determine whether the murders were related to a settling of scores or other circumstances. So far, there are no official conclusions about the motives or the identity of those responsible.
CORPADES documents 182 homicides in eastern Antioquia
The Corporation for Peace and Social Development (CORPADES) has been documenting the deterioration of security in different municipalities of eastern Antioquia, pointing to the presence of illegal armed organisations, disputes over territorial control and criminal economies as central factors in the phenomenon.
Based on statistics from the Police National Statistical, Criminal, Misdemeanour and Operational Information System (SIEDCO), CORPADES recorded 182 homicides in eastern Antioquia as of 14 October 2026. The figure reflects the scale of homicidal violence in a sub-region where disputes over territorial control and illegal economies form part of the concerns documented by the organisation.
At the departmental level, Antioquia recorded 1,340 homicides as of 7 October 2026, compared to 1,383 during the same period in 2025—a reduction of 43 cases, equivalent to approximately 3.1 per cent. However, CORPADES has warned that a decrease in the general indicator for the department does not eliminate concerns about territories where threats, homicides and reports linked to criminal structures persist.
The corporation has questioned institutional responses to phenomena which, according to the organisation, cannot be understood solely through general security assessments, pointing to what it characterises as institutional denial with regard to the criminal dynamics affecting the sub-region.
CORPADES report links economic development with armed presence
CORPADES's warnings go beyond homicide figures. In its investigation entitled "The land will be devastated by development: the convergence between armed actors, economic interests, territorial dispossession, human rights violations and the consolidation of anti-democratic powers," the organisation examines the economic, social and territorial transformations taking place in eastern Antioquia.
The report raises concern about the convergence of legal and illegal economic interests, infrastructure projects, processes of territorial transformation and the presence of illegal armed organisations. Among the matters examined are real estate expansion, megainfrastructure projects, the proposal to establish a metropolitan area in eastern Antioquia and plans related to a second runway at José María Córdova International Airport.
CORPADES warns of the importance of analysing these transformations alongside territorial disputes and the activity of armed groups, in a context where economic interests and organised violence would converge on the same territories.
The double murder in Marinilla occurs in this scenario of regional concern. Judicial investigations will need to establish whether there is any relationship between this crime and the organised crime dynamics documented in the sub-region.
Source: Google News BO — La Paz