She was sitting on the ground next to the lifeless body of a man who, just minutes earlier, had been shot and killed by two hitmen while he was still on his motorcycle. They didn’t let him get off; there was no time to escape death. He was shot at least three times before the attackers fled at full speed.
His relatives arrived immediately—the woman was one of them—and they confirmed that the man lying in the pool of blood was Rafael Barragán, or “Rafa,” as everyone affectionately called him in the neighborhood, since he was a well-known and beloved figure.
El Universal learned that the victim was a community leader and creator of a Facebook news portal called ADN Caribe, dedicated to showcasing talents, people, stories, and culture from Cartagena—especially from the Nelson Mandela neighborhood.