US EditionMassacre in Maicao Leaves Five Dead and Revives Alarm for Armed Violence in La Guajira Amid Versions Still Under Official Verification Today 2026
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A group of armed men stormed a gathering of young people and opened fire without warning. Among the victims is a minor. Authorities are investigating a possible criminal retaliation. A weekend marked by violence shook the municipality of Maicao, in La Guajira, where an armed attack left at least five people dead in events that occurred on the morning of Sunday, April 12, in the Villa Mery neighborhood. According to information gathered by author…
Massacre in Maicao: attack with rifle on a stand leaves five people dead in La Guajira Agencia Period... Dom, 12/04/2026 - 19:07 Armed men aboard a van fired indiscriminately at a group of citizens in the Villa Mery neighborhood. Tags Regions
A violent attack with high-caliber weapons shook the Villa Mery neighbourhood of Maicao this Sunday in the early hours of the morning, leaving five people dead, in what appears to be a new massacre in this border town that had already been hit by a similar incident on January 9. Preliminary information indicates that heavily armed individuals broke into the sector and acted indiscriminately on their weapons. Minutes after the attack, National Po…
This is the second massacre recorded in less than four months in Maicao.
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