When he was at the entrance of his home in the 7 de Agosto neighborhood of Puerto Rondón, a hitman killed 67-year-old Hernando Montoya Melo, a recognized political leader of this municipality.
Montoya Melo, was a leader and former candidate for the municipal council; He was also a mayoral candidate for the Centro Democrático party and was currently selling gasoline.
On his Twitter account, former President Álvaro Uribe spoke about the crime: “Hernando Montoya, who was our leader and mayoral candidate, was assassinated in Puerto Rondón, Arauca. The violence that narrows democracy. What a pain with his family and with Colombia!”
For their part, relatives and political leaders of the region asked the authorities to initiate an in-depth investigation that allows justice to be given to the victim and those responsible convicted.
Source: news – HOLA Casanare