00:00The Bogotá Metropolitan Police arrested a taxi driver in Teusaquillo accused of making threats
00:05to several drivers and shoot at uniformed officers of the institution outside the airport
00:09El Dorado. The events began in the vicinity of the airport terminal, where the man allegedly
00:14He threatened other taxi drivers with a stun gun. Several police officers were in the area.
00:19They noticed the situation and intervened. According to Brigadier General Giovanni Cristancho,
00:24According to the commander of the Bogotá Metropolitan Police, the driver tried to flee when
00:27He saw the uniformed officers and allegedly fired his weapon at them. One of the officers returned fire.
00:32with his service weapon. The institution asserted that he acted in the line of duty and within legitimate authority.
00:36Defense. Despite the exchange of gunfire, no one was injured. After the escape, the police
00:41A lockdown plan was activated to close off possible escape routes and locate the vehicle. The officers
00:46They finally intercepted the driver near a shopping center in Teusaquillo. During the
00:51During the procedure, they seized the traumatic weapon that, according to the preliminary version, he used to
00:55intimidating taxi drivers and shooting at police officers. Authorities also immobilized
01:00The taxi he was traveling in was seized. The captured individual, the weapon, and the vehicle were all turned over to authorities.
01:04of the competent authority, which must define the crimes for which he will be held responsible.
01:26Thank you!
