A prosecutor from the so-called Unidad de Vida prosecuted Omar Yesid Vivero Hernández for his alleged responsibility in the homicide of a 20-year-old man.
The facts occurred in Ciudad Jardín neighborhood in Cartagena on March 17, where the defendant, who was apparently traveling on a motorcycle with another person, shot the victim, causing his death.
After the attack they tried to flee but their motorcycle broke down so they had to escape on foot through a wooded area.
National Police officers who were near the scene chased the alleged attackers and managed to arrest Vivero Hernández. The other person fled.
During the hearings, the 29-year-old defendant did not plead guilty for the crime of homicide and possession of a firearm.
By order of a judge, he must comply a prison sentence in Cartagena.
The Office of the Attorney General makes this information public for reasons of general interest.
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The information contained in this press release corresponds to the narration of the objective news provided by the officials in charge of carrying out criminal investigations within the Office of the Attorney General. By the time this communication is disclosed, the legal status of the people mentioned is still pending to be resolved by the competent judicial authority, always under the presumption of innocence contemplated by Article 29 of the Political Constitution and Article 7 of Law 906 of 2004.