Police officer shot dead during operation in Ciudad Bolívar, Bogotá
A police officer was killed by gunfire in Ciudad Bolívar, Bogotá, during an operation. El Tiempo reported the incident that occurred in the Colombian capital.
Officer shot dead during operation in Ciudad Bolívar
A police officer lost his life after being shot during an operation in the Ciudad Bolívar locality in southern Bogotá, according to Google News CO — Bogotá citing information from El Tiempo.
The uniformed officer was struck by gunfire projectiles during the course of the police procedure, with no further details yet clarified regarding the exact circumstances of the confrontation or the number of persons involved.
The authorities have not publicly confirmed whether there were other casualties or whether any arrests were made as a result of the operation. Ciudad Bolívar is one of the localities with the highest rates of insecurity in the Colombian capital and has been a frequent scene of confrontations between uniformed officers and illegal armed groups.
The death of an officer on duty in the course of an operation represents a loss for the police institution, which had not issued an official statement about the facts by the time of publication.
Source: Google News CO — Bogotá