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Javier Gómez, Colombian official killed after 23 days following shooting in Cúcuta

Javier Gómez Gutiérrez, a Comfanorte official, died after surviving a shooting attack for 23 days.

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Javier Gómez Gutiérrez, the administrative and financial subdirector of Comfanorte, died on September 3 in a hospital in Cúcuta after remaining under a reserved prognosis for 23 days. [1] Javier Gómez Gutiérrez, the deputy administrative and financial director of Comfanorte, died in Cúcuta following a violent incident. [2] Aggressors intercepted Gómez Gutiérrez with a motorcycle, shot him, and subsequently fled the scene, leaving him gravely injured. [3] Gómez Gutiérrez was the victim of an armed attack on August 12 while traveling in his vehicle near the Carlos Ramírez París bridge in the San Mateo neighborhood. [4] Gómez Gutiérrez was shot multiple times by a man on a motorcycle while traveling through the San Mateo sector in Cúcuta. [5] Gómez Gutiérrez was transferred to the Intensive Care Unit but died 23 days later due to the severity of a wound to his chest. [6] The victim received three gunshot wounds and managed to reach a private clinic on his own to receive medical attention. [7] The death of Javier Gómez Gutiérrez has generated consternation among his family, work colleagues, and close acquaintances. [8]
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  1. Javier Gómez Gutiérrez, the administrative and financial subdirector of Comfanorte, died on September 3 in a hospital in Cúcuta after remaining under a reserved prognosis for 23 days. · Vanguardia
  2. Javier Gómez Gutiérrez, the deputy administrative and financial director of Comfanorte, died in Cúcuta following a violent incident. · Caracol Radio
  3. Aggressors intercepted Gómez Gutiérrez with a motorcycle, shot him, and subsequently fled the scene, leaving him gravely injured. · Vanguardia
  4. Gómez Gutiérrez was the victim of an armed attack on August 12 while traveling in his vehicle near the Carlos Ramírez París bridge in the San Mateo neighborhood. · Vanguardia
  5. Gómez Gutiérrez was shot multiple times by a man on a motorcycle while traveling through the San Mateo sector in Cúcuta. · Caracol Radio
  6. Gómez Gutiérrez was transferred to the Intensive Care Unit but died 23 days later due to the severity of a wound to his chest. · Caracol Radio
  7. The victim received three gunshot wounds and managed to reach a private clinic on his own to receive medical attention. · Caracol Radio
  8. The death of Javier Gómez Gutiérrez has generated consternation among his family, work colleagues, and close acquaintances. · Vanguardia
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