A merchant identified as Leynner Legarda Omar was killed at the Fedecafé shopping mall in Barranquilla. After committing the crime, the perpetrator fled on foot through the streets of the city centre.
Authorities pursued and arrested the suspect, known by the alias 'The Animal'. According to reports, the case is being investigated in connection with alleged links between the arrested man and a leader of the criminal organisation Los Costeños.



