Alleged criminal died after being stabbed by one of the people he intended to rob in Cali

The alleged thief had tried to rob three people inside the Mio Terminal in the Valle del Cauca capital, according to the authorities. Photo: Cali Mayor’s Office

An alleged criminal died after being the victim of an attack with a sharp weapon inside the Paso del Comercio Terminal, one of the stations of the MIO massive transportation system located in the north of Cali. The events were recorded on the morning of Sunday, July 2, 2023, a few hours after the system was fully operational.

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Apparently, the alleged thief had tried to rob three people who were inside the station, but after staging a struggle with those people, the subject was seriously injured and died at the scene. The wound that cost the criminal his life would have been perpetrated by the same weapon with which he intended to rob people minutes before he was attacked.

The information was confirmed by the Metropolitan Police of the capital of Valle del Cauca, which indicated, through its social networks, that the deceased “was a person who had tried to rob three citizens who were in the Station”, in the middle of a tense situation of insecurity in the city for several months.

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The situation, which left the people who were present inside the station dismayed, also generated a reaction from the Metrocali company, from which they stated that the events had been generated as a result of a fight: “Evaders who entered the station with a knife the Paso del Comercio Terminal staged a fight that unleashed a tragedy.”

Metrocali pointed out that investigations are already underway to clarify the events in which the alleged offender died. The entity’s reaction was recorded after receiving multiple criticisms from citizens of the Sultana del Valle in which they complained about the tense security situation that is experienced daily in the different stations of the transportation system through which they move. thousands of caleños

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“The authorities at this time review all the security cameras of the terminal to initiate an investigation to determine responsibility for the event that left one of the evaders lifeless at approximately 8:00 am this Sunday, July 2. The respective authorities They are facing the case and in the next few hours they will issue a statement on the specific event,” they said from the company.

The death of the alleged criminal was recorded after an agreement was signed a few weeks ago between Metrocali and the National Police to provide security inside the MÍO stations starting on Wednesday, July 5, 2023. The agreement was confirmed once time the Cali Secretary of Security held a meeting with the Cali Metropolitan Police on June 29, 2023.

Said agreement will consist of increasing the surveillance cameras, which will have facial recognition for constant monitoring from the Metrocali and Police rooms, both inside and around the stations. In addition, vehicle tours will be carried out along the trunk lines to avoid inappropriate use of the exclusive MIO lanes and guarantee the safety and coexistence of the more than 300,000 users who use the mass transportation system daily.

Added to this, officials from the Inspection, Surveillance and Control Undersecretary will carry out interventions on informal sales within the stations. Likewise, the Army will collaborate in some massive takeovers, together with the Prosecutor’s Office, in order to provide the MIO with the necessary mechanisms to provide security to users who have expressed their disagreement with the insecurity in the system in multiple occasions.

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