Former soldier detained on road to the Llano with the bodies of his wife and stepdaughter in Bogotá
Dionnys David Fonseca Turizo was arrested in flagrante delicto after the bodies of Keila Ortiz Salas, 32, and her 11-year-old daughter were found in the vehicle he was driving.
Former soldier apprehended with the bodies of his wife and stepdaughter on the road to Villavicencio
A vehicle stopped on the roadway at kilometre 17+300 on the road to the Llano, in the jurisdiction of the municipality of Chipaque (Cundinamarca), led authorities to discover a double homicide on the night of Tuesday, 8 September 2026. Inside the car were the bodies of Keila Ortiz Salas, 32, a pharmacy assistant, and her 11-year-old daughter, whose identity remains confidential. According to infobae.com, the driver of the vehicle, identified as Dionnys David Fonseca Turizo, husband of Ortiz Salas and stepfather of the minor, was arrested in flagrante delicto.
The discovery occurred around 8:30 p.m. Personnel from the Coviandina Road Concession approached the stationary vehicle because it was obstructing traffic. A supervisor from the concession noticed suspicious behaviour in the driver and, from outside the vehicle, observed a woman apparently unconscious in the front, along with personal belongings and a blanket in the rear. He immediately notified the authorities.
The vehicle moved forward several metres, but was intercepted to verify what was happening inside. Officials confirmed that Ortiz Salas showed no vital signs. In the rear section they found the body of the 11-year-old girl. The authorities then carried out the arrest in flagrante delicto of Fonseca Turizo, who was placed at the disposal of the Local Unit of Judicial Police of the Technical Investigation Body (CTI) of Cáqueza.
The incidents apparently occurred the previous day in Usme
The preliminary investigation suggests that the homicides would have taken place on Monday, 7 September 2026 in a house in the Betania neighbourhood, in the locality of Usme, in the south of Bogotá. The exact time of death has not yet been established.
According to preliminary information reported by the newspaper El Tiempo, Ortiz Salas and Fonseca Turizo would have had an argument at their residence. Initial investigations link this episode to an emotional disturbance in the man caused by a suspected infidelity by the woman. The authorities have not confirmed this motive, and the hypothesis will have to be tested against the forensic results, testimonies and other elements of the judicial file.
After allegedly committing the crimes, Fonseca Turizo would have removed the bodies from the Usme house and placed them in the vehicle: the body of Ortiz Salas in the front section and that of the girl in the rear area.
A journey to La Dorada before the return to Bogotá
Information gathered during the early hours of the investigation indicates that Fonseca Turizo left Bogotá and drove towards the Magdalena Medio, on a route that would have reached La Dorada, Caldas, before beginning the return journey towards the centre of the country. Investigators have still not determined how long he remained in that municipality, what his final destination was or what activities he carried out during the journey. These questions are part of the proceedings that the Judicial Police will have to carry out.
The known sequence indicates that the vehicle returned towards Bogotá and was parked on the road to the Llano during the night of Tuesday, 8 September, at the point where it was detected by Coviandina workers.
The detainee: retired soldier and ARA store security guard
Fonseca Turizo is a retired professional soldier from the Support and Combat Services Battalion No. 59. At the time of the incidents he was working as a security guard at an ARA store. The minor was the daughter of Keila Ortiz Salas and stepdaughter of the now detainee.
Following the arrest, investigators carried out the technical inspection of the bodies, examined the vehicle and collected statements. The case was recorded as a criminal incident, and the authorities are carrying out a search and seizure operation at the property in Usme where the homicides would have occurred.
Active investigation; link to armed groups ruled out
The inspection of the house will be key to searching for physical evidence, determining how the victims died and reconstructing the sequence before the bodies were moved. Autopsy results will also make it possible to establish the causes of death and other circumstances of interest to the process.
The authorities will need to determine the object that would have been used and the complete sequence of events inside the house. In initial investigations they ruled out that the case was linked to organised armed groups, residual armed groups or structures of organised common criminality.
Source: Google News CO — Bogotá