Francisco Luis Blandón Herrera
The first three shots hit him in the hip, at the lower part of his back, and he fell, still alive. As he lay dying, the person on the motorcycle stopped and shot him again in the upper part of his back. Witnesses indicated that the shooter was wearing a black helmet, which prevented them from seeing his face. People nearby called the police, whose command post was just a few kilometers away, but they said they couldn’t get there anytime soon.
Early on Tuesday, August 27, 2019, Francisco Luis Blandón Herrera called his wife, Thelma Montenegro Centeno, to tell her he had sent her the cheese to be sold that day on the bus. His last call was around 2:00 in the afternoon, to tell her that he was going to buy supplies and food for the pigs he was raising. Everything indicated that on his way home, he was detained at the baseball field. Witnesses stated that there was a guy on a motorcycle at the corner, observing him.
At 4:00 in the afternoon, Francisco got on his motorcycle to return to the farm, and as he pulled away, the motorcycle started following him. After about one kilometer, Francisco was hit by the bullets from a firearm, shot by the person on the motorcycle.