Alexander Meza Medina, alias El Pocholo, a 19-year-old man, was ordered by a judge to be held in a prison facility following a request from a prosecutor at the Immediate Reaction Unit (URI) of the Bolívar Section. [1]
The investigation concerns a shooting that occurred on August 8 in the La Candelaria neighborhood of Cartagena, where Meza Medina allegedly shot a 25-year-old man multiple times before fleeing the scene. [2]
John Jairo Martínez Prada, a 25-year-old street vendor in the La Candelaria neighborhood of Cartagena, was shot and killed on the early morning of August 8. [3]
National Police officers captured Alexander Meza Medina, and a firearm with five .38 caliber cartridges was found in his possession without proper permits. [4]
The prosecutor has formally charged Alexander Meza Medina with homicide and the manufacturing, trafficking, carrying, or possession of firearms, accessories, parts, or ammunition. [5]
Police captured the suspect, identified as 19-year-old Alexander Meza Medina alias 'Pocholo', during a chase that extended across several streets. [6]
Witnesses told the National Police that a suspect known by the alias 'Pocholo' arrived on a motorcycle and fired multiple shots at Martínez Prada. [7]
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Alexander Meza Medina, alias El Pocholo, a 19-year-old man, was ordered by a judge to be held in a prison facility following a request from a prosecutor at the Immediate Reaction Unit (URI) of the Bolívar Section. · Caracol Radio
The investigation concerns a shooting that occurred on August 8 in the La Candelaria neighborhood of Cartagena, where Meza Medina allegedly shot a 25-year-old man multiple times before fleeing the scene. · Caracol Radio
John Jairo Martínez Prada, a 25-year-old street vendor in the La Candelaria neighborhood of Cartagena, was shot and killed on the early morning of August 8. · El Universal
National Police officers captured Alexander Meza Medina, and a firearm with five .38 caliber cartridges was found in his possession without proper permits. · Caracol Radio
The prosecutor has formally charged Alexander Meza Medina with homicide and the manufacturing, trafficking, carrying, or possession of firearms, accessories, parts, or ammunition. · Caracol Radio
Police captured the suspect, identified as 19-year-old Alexander Meza Medina alias 'Pocholo', during a chase that extended across several streets. · El Universal
Witnesses told the National Police that a suspect known by the alias 'Pocholo' arrived on a motorcycle and fired multiple shots at Martínez Prada. · El Universal
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