Colombia’s INDEPAZ Denounces 7th Massacre in 2023

On Thursday, Colombia's Institute for Development and Peace Studies (INDEPAZ) denounced the murder of three people in the Juan Antonio Murillo neighborhood of Rionegro, Antioquia department.

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Two men and a woman were the victims killed in the early morning hours inside a house in the department of Antioquia, in northwestern Colombia, reported INDEPAZ.

So far, they have not been identified. According to reports, the bodies, which show gunshot wounds, were found in the sector of El Laberinto, on a third floor.

INDEPAZ data place today's massacre as the seventh in the South American country this year. 

Date: 01/19/23 Place: Rionegro, Antioquia No. of Victims: 3 persons. Three people were killed inside a house located in the Juan Antonio Murillo neighborhood in the municipality of Rionegro, Antioquia.

The Ombudsman's Office warned that, as a result of the confrontation between local gangs, restrictions have arisen for the population in the region. 

It also referred to strengthening their position in the area, adding that they show a certain degree of territorial control through the imposition of rules of conduct. 

The proximity to Medellín positions the department of Antioquia as a strategic zone for illegal businesses, said the Ombudsman's Office.