# Alexander Meza Medina jailed for alleged murder in Cartagena

Alexander Meza Medina, alias El Pocholo, was jailed for an alleged murder in La Candelaria, Cartagena.

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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. [^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]

## What this stands on

1. 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, News)
2. 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, News)
3. 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, News)
4. 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, News)
5. 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, News)
6. Police captured the suspect, identified as 19-year-old Alexander Meza Medina alias 'Pocholo', during a chase that extended across several streets. (El Universal, News)
7. 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, News)

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