crime
January 22, 2026
A Yonier Castilla le arrebataron la vida en un lavadero de motos en Magangué: tenía amenazas
En presencia de varias personas que se encontraban en un lavadero de motos, ubicado en el barrio Nueva Venecia, en jurisdicción del municipio de Magangué, se pudo evidenciar el temor que vivieron los testigos tras presenciar un homicidio.
TL;DR
- A homicide occurred at a motorcycle wash in the Nueva Venecia neighborhood of Magangué.
- Witnesses were too afraid to provide information to the police, invoking the 'law of silence'.
- Two individuals on a motorcycle shot the victim multiple times around 9:00 PM on Wednesday, January 21st.
- The victim, identified as Yonier de Jesús Castilla Vargas, 24, died from three bullet wounds to the head en route to the hospital.
- Initial investigations suggest the victim may have been involved in selling drugs.
- Family members reported that the victim had received death threats from an individual with a firearm days prior to the incident.
- The CTI of the Prosecutor's Office is investigating the motive and seeking the responsible parties.