Teacher murdered in Bogotá for keeping young people away from drugs: two charged
The Prosecutor's Office revealed that Kevin Santiago Ángel Garzón was murdered because of his social work with young people. A criminal leader authorised the homicide, according to noticiasrcn.com.
Kennedy teacher murdered for his work with vulnerable young people in Bogotá
The Public Prosecutor's Office confirmed, during a hearing to lay charges, that the homicide of teacher Kevin Santiago Ángel Garzón—which occurred on 20 May 2026 in the Kennedy district of Bogotá—was ordered directly because of his community social work. This was reported by noticiasrcn.com.
The teacher's body was found dismembered inside a suitcase in a rubbish dump in the Tintal II sector, following his disappearance in circumstances that have not been publicly clarified. The fiscal in charge of the case stated that the investigation received support from the United States DEA, which provided sources and judicial backing to clarify the crime.
According to the fiscal, Giovanni Vicente Mosquera—known by the aliases "El Viejo" or "El Pure"—exercised the highest hierarchical authority within the criminal organisation involved and "authorised and determined the execution of the homicide of youth leader Kevin Santiago Ángel Garzón". The hypothesis consolidating in the investigation is that the teacher was murdered because of the influence he exerted over young people who were abandoning drug use through sport.
The fiscal also detailed the chain of command: "Sources placed him at a superior level of command and indicated that decisions regarding homicides require his authorisation". In the same proceeding, she indicated that another defendant present in the courtroom, identified as Osmer, reported activities to Mosquera and consulted him about assigned missions.
At one point during the hearing, the official made explicit reference to "the art of dismemberment", alluding to the brutality with which the educator was executed.
Photographic identifications and testimonies gathered during the investigation made it possible to reconstruct the criminal structure and establish the chain of command that led to the murder. Ángel Garzón was recognised in his Kennedy community for his work with young people in vulnerable situations.
Source: Google News CL — Santiago