At the request of the Attorney General’s Office, a judge ordered a prison sentence against five individuals who allegedly participated in the murder of an elderly man on February 4th in Santana neighborhood in San Andrés.
The people involved in the case are brothers Jovier and Joiser Ramos Silgado, Luis Carlos Ramos, José Alberto Torres Ramos, and Celsy Janoy Fonseca Montoya. A prosecutor charged them with homicide and aggravated manufacturing, trafficking, possession of firearms, accessories, parts, or ammunition. They did not plead guilty to the charges.
According to the investigation, the defendants allegedly shot a 68-year-old man who was outside his house spending time with some family members, including a minor. The victim was assisted, but died while being taken to a medical center.
The defendants fled the scene on motorcycles, firing into the air at nearby residents to avoid their detention.
The National Police arrested Luis Carlos Ramos Silgado on Providencia island and Torres Ramos in El Cocal neighborhood in San Andrés by virtue of a court order. Meanwhile, the other defendants turned themselves in to the authorities.
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.