Residents of Comuna 20 of Cali, the first and largest informal neighborhood in Colombia's third city, organized a vigil on Monday, May 3, in honor of the protesters killed after five days of violent protests.
"There were children and mothers, it was a family atmosphere," remembers Kevin Reyes, a social leader in the area. The celebration had taken over the roundabout that connects the neighborhood with the rest of the city.
"At around 8:30 p.m. we started to hear that the Esmad (the Mobile Anti-Riot Squad) was coming... then a helicopter arrived in which the national anthem was playing and a reflector light was emitted as if it were looking for people," he recalls. he.
And there began a confrontation in which Reyes saw "hooded police and soldiers firing semi-automatic weapons and rifles."
A week ago, Colombia entered a spiral of protests and violent confrontations between protesters and public forces. Unprecedented clashes in its recent history due to their scope and consistency.
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