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Journalist and former councilor murdered in Sucre, Colombia

"Lawyer and journalist Édgar José Garay Álvarez sustained two gunshot wounds and was killed when he was traveling in a van through the site known as El Retén, near the Las Brujas airport, jurisdiction of Corozal (Sucre).

For several years, Édgar Garay had dedicated himself to managing the Noti Sincelejo page, where he published controversial information through social networks, especially against politicians in the region.

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At the time of his murder, Edgar José Garay Álvarez was violating a house arrest against him, for the alleged crime of reception, use of a false document and trademark falsification."

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