Remembering Our Dead

Huber Blanco Medina

Huber was shot in the street by hitmen.

Huber Blanco Medina, 27, is the first trans woman murdered in Cartagena so far in 2024. The crime occurred on the morning of last Thursday, July 11, when hitmen shot her in the Las Tablitas sector of the Santa Ana district, Baru.

They took her to a medical center, but she arrived without vital signs. The authorities are looking for those responsible and trying to establish the motive.

The Metropolitan Police reported that the victim was talking to a subject, who pulled out a firearm and shot her. He added that she had a judicial record as being accused of drug trafficking, and that during the technical inspection of her body a bag containing hallucinogenic substances and cash was found.

In 2023, Dania Sarith Polo, a trans leader from El Carmen de Bolívar, died in a similar way. It happened in April and she was an active member of Caribe Afirmativo in that municipality.

https://www.eluniversal.com.co/sucesos/2024/07/12/huber-la-primera-mujer-trans-asesinada-en-cartagena-en-2024/

https://caribeafirmativo.lgbt/asesinan-a-una-persona-lgbtiq-en-baru/

https://www.vanguardia.com/judicial/2024/07/12/miembro-de-la-comunidad-lgbtq-fue-baleado-por-sicarios-en-via-pubica/

https://caracol.com.co/2024/07/11/sicariato-en-santa-ana-segun-policia-la-victima-fue-encontrada-con-droga/

https://elgrifonoticias.com/2024/07/11/asesinan-a-miembro-de-la-comunidad-lgbti-en-cartagena/

https://www.vanguardia.com/judicial/2024/07/12/miembro-de-la-comunidad-lgbtq-fue-baleado-por-sicarios-en-via-pubica/

Report added: 21 Jul 2024. Last updated: 13 Nov 2024

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