Triple homicide in El Paujíl brings total to 98 massacres in Colombia during 2026
An armed man killed three people in a public establishment in El Paujíl, Caquetá. Indepaz records 98 massacres in Colombia so far in 2026.
Triple homicide in El Paujíl raises massacre tally to 98 recorded in Colombia in 2026
An armed man entered a public establishment in the municipality of El Paujíl, Caquetá, on Monday 12 October and fired indiscriminately at those who were present, leaving three people dead. According to laopinion.com.co, the Institute for Studies on Development and Peace (Indepaz) registered the incident as the 98th massacre in Colombia during 2026.
The victims were identified as Víctor Alfonso Osorio Artunduaga, Didier Romero Varela and Franklin Fabián Collazos Murcia.
Armed groups with presence in the area
According to Indepaz, armed structures operating in the territory of El Paujíl include the Front 62 Comandante Rodrigo Cadete of the General Staff of Blocs and Fronts, the Border Commands and locally-based criminal gangs. The area falls under the jurisdiction of the Sixth Division of the National Army.
The organisation also recalled that the Office of the Human Rights Ombudsman issued Early Alert 011 in 2022, which warned of disputes over territorial control between armed groups in El Paujíl and the risks resulting from their expansion in the region.
Risks for rural communities
Among the impacts identified in that alert are pressures on rural communities, the imposition of rules of conduct, the instrumentalisation of the civilian population and the deterioration of community organisational dynamics.
With the attack on 12 October, Indepaz has accumulated 98 massacres recorded in Colombian territory during the current year, according to the organisation's official records.
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