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Violent protests broke out in Bogotá, the capital of Colombia, on Wednesday evening following the dying of a person who was shocked with a stun gun by the police.
In a video of the encounter between the person, Javier Ordoñez, and two officers, Mr. Ordoñez will be heard saying, “Please, no more.”
The video circulated broadly on social media on Wednesday, drawing many to the streets.
Dozens of police stations have been set on hearth in a single day and at the least 5 folks have been killed, based on the Colombian Ministry of Protection.
The protests comply with months of lockdown in Bogotá, a metropolis of about eight million folks. The mayor, Claudia López, mentioned on Thursday morning that 46 of town’s 153 streets had been “completely destroyed.”
“I’m completely conscious that we’d like structural police reform,” Ms. López mentioned. “However destroying Bogotá is just not going to repair the police.”
