Colombia registers 71 massacres in 2021, resulting in at least 250 deaths
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Colombian Institute for Development and Peace Studies (Indepaz) has reported that 71 massacres have been registered in 2021, with at least 250 deaths so far.
Authorities in the department of Valle del Cauca have confirmed that a new massacre has occurred in the municipality of Tuluá, where the lifeless bodies of three people have been found.
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The victims have gunshot wounds and were identified as Sebastián Romero Arciniegas, Joel de Jesus Bedoya Toquica, and Bryan Stiven Bedoya Orozco, according to a statement from Indepaz.
Preliminary information indicates that the massacre took place on Saturday afternoon in the villages of Mateguadua and Cienagueta. Police sources also reported that Bedoya was president of the Junta de Acción Comunal of Mateguadua.
“Three young people were murdered in the village of Mateguadua, part of the municipality of Tuluá,” Indepaz shared on social media. The bodies were found by villagers who claim the people had gunshot wounds,” the group continued.
Shortly before, the Indepaz registered another massacre in the municipality of Pitalito in Huila. In 2020, 91 killings and 381 deaths were recorded nationwide.
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