Colombian police officer killed during robbery at restaurant in San Antero

Subintendent Harold Loaiza Hernández, a 39-year-old police officer, was shot and killed during an alleged robbery at a restaurant in the Miriam Pardo neighborhood of San Antero, Córdoba, on Saturday, October 24, 2026.

According to witnesses, the officer was off duty and had arrived at the restaurant with his family when a man demanded he hand over a gold chain. A struggle ensued, and the assailant shot Loaiza Hernández three times.

The wounded officer was taken to the Camu Iris López Durán medical center, where he died from his injuries. Loaiza Hernández, a native of Las Garitas in rural Lorica, had recently been promoted and was stationed in La Guajira.