Footage has emerged showing the exact moment a violent incident took place around 11:30 a.m. this Thursday, November 12, inside a small café located on Calle 20—diagonally across from the "Lion" monument, near the Granada neighborhood in Girardot.
The video shows a young man, identified as 19-year-old Julián Esteban Rueda Valderrama—known as "Mou"—entering the establishment while wearing a full-face helmet. Seconds later, he appears to draw what looks like a non-lethal (traumatic) weapon and approaches a man who was already inside.
According to initial accounts, the young man allegedly arrived at the café with the intent to steal an expensive gold chain—a rosary-style necklace—worn by the other man, who is reportedly an active-duty major in the National Army and was dressed in civilian clothes.
The military officer’s reaction was immediate; the footage shows him drawing his own firearm and firing multiple shots at the young man, who collapsed inside the establishment and died at the scene.
Preliminary reports suggest that the young man arrived in the area accompanied by another individual, who allegedly waited for him outside—a detail that investigators will now need to clarify.
The case is now in the hands of judicial authorities, who are conducting an investigation to establish all the circumstances—including the time, manner, and location—surrounding the incident.
