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Colombian Civilian Killed During Peruvian Navy Stop on Putumayo River

The two governments will create a joint commission to investigate the shooting.

Overview

  • A Peruvian Navy stop on the Putumayo River during Peru's presidential vote turned into gunfire that killed Colombian citizen José Miguel Gutiérrez Baquero, 82, and wounded his son.
  • The Colombian Air Force flew the injured son to Bogotá for treatment after coordination between defense officials and diplomats.
  • Peruvian authorities seized the vessel and are holding two people from the boat as the case proceeds under local jurisdiction in Loreto.
  • The defense ministers agreed to form a binational investigative commission, while Colombia's Foreign Ministry requested clarification and consular access for its nationals.
  • Peru's prosecutor opened a case and sent staff to the Navy base to take statements, and the military said the patrol came under fire from an irregular armed group in a tense border zone.