The Attorney General’s Office prosecuted Cristhian Alfredo Gutiérrez Giraldo, alias 9 millimetros, as the alleged perpetrator of a homicide that took place on April 14, 2019 in Motilones neighborhood in Cúcuta (Norte de Santander). For this incident, the Office of the Attorney General charged him with aggravated homicide, attempted homicide and illegal possession of firearms.
The victim was shot several times when was found at the entrance of the house. The victim’s mother, 60 and the victim’s daughter, 7, were injured in the attack. Gutiérrez Giraldo was arrested on September 5th in the municipality of Sabaneta (Antioquia) by the National Police, by virtue of an arrest warrant.
The defendant did not plead guilty to the charges and was sentenced to prison in Sabaneta (Antioquia).
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.