Incident Summary:

10/13/2019: Assailants attacked and killed an Indigenous guard in Toribio district, Cauca, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201910150018

When:
2019-10-13

Country:
Colombia

Region:
South America

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Cauca

City:
Toribio district

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Terrorists/Non-state Militia
Name of Entity Indigenous Guard
Specific Description Member: Toribio Canas
Nationality of Target Colombia
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Two other social leaders in Colombia assassinated," CE Noticias Financieras English, October 15, 2019.