BOGOTA – A Colombian police officer died of stab wounds inflicted by three assailants who stole his bicycle, authorities said Tuesday.The commander of the Bogota police, Gen. Humberto Guatibonza, announced Tuesday a reward of 20 million pesos ($10,000) for whoever provides information about those responsible for the killing.
The incident occurred around 10:40 p.m. Monday, when Lt. Jesus Arango of the drug squad left work and crossed a bridge on the west side of Bogota on his bicycle.
On the bridge, located at a busy station of the TransMilenio transit system, he was attacked by three men who stabbed him several times and stole his bicycle.
Witnesses of the robbery alerted the emergency system, which in turn called the police to take Arango to the Colombia Clinic, where he died.
The investigation indicates that the criminals belong to a gang of bicycle thieves who prowl the capital’s bridges at night, and dismiss any possibility that the attack was related to Arango’s work as a cop.
Authorities are also investigating the slaying of a soldier in Medellin, the country’s second-largest city, who was robbed of his cell phone.
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