US EditionPrison director killed in armed attack in Colombia
- The assassination of former Colonel Elmer Fernandez, director of La Modelo prison in Bogota, caused public outrage as he was murdered in broad daylight on a busy street without security.
- Fernandez's murder, as head of a high-security prison plagued by abuse and drug trafficking, sparked national indignation due to his lack of security measures despite known death threats.
- A reward of up to $50 million was offered by the district to apprehend the perpetrators, raising concerns about the lack of protection by the National Protection Unit for threatened officials.
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Colombian prison director gunned down by hitmen
Retired Colombian Colonel Elmer Fernández, director of the La Modelo prison in Bogotá, was gunned down by hitmen Thursday, Justice Minister Nestor Osuna confirmed. The assassination was carried out down a national road north of the country's capital, it was explained. Fernández was not driving his vehicle.
Colombia hunts for assailants after Bogota prison director shot dead
The new director of one of Colombia’s biggest prisons has been shot dead, the authorities said, after receiving threats against him and his family last week, prompting the government to order a massive operation in the capital to hunt down the assailants.
Prison director killed in armed attack in Colombia
The director of a prison in Colombia’s capital was killed late Thursday in an armed attack while driving his private vehicle.Retired colonel Elmer Fernandez, the director of La Modelo Prison in Bogota, died after being struck by multiple bullets fired by people on motorcycles.
Elmer Fernández, director of the La Modelo prison, was murdered in Bogotá in the midst of a prison emergency in Colombia
El director de la cárcel La Modelo, el coronel en retiro Élmer Fernandez, de 57 años, fue asesinado este jueves en Bogotá mientras se desplazaba a su casa en horas de la tarde.La noticia fue confirmada por el ministro de Justicia colombiano, Néstor Osuna, quien anunció un operativo para dar con los responsables del homicidio y aseguró que se reforzará la seguridad del Instituto Nacional Penitenciario Carcelario (Inpec).Las imágenes que se conoce…
The director of one of the largest prisons in Colombia was assassinated. Received death threats from inmates
The director of La Modelo prison, one of Colombia's main penitentiary units, was assassinated in Bogota on Thursday after receiving death threats from inmates, President Gustavo Petro said.
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