They murdered the accordion player of the renowned vallenato singer Wilfran Castillo
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- 08 Sep 2022
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In the last few hours, in Ocaña, Norte de Santander, the vallenato musician Luis 'Luchito' León was seriously injured at the Emiro Quintero Cañizares hospital, after apparently being the victim of a robbery. Despite the efforts of the doctors, the musician lost his life .
There are few details about what happened to the young artist, but it was learned that León was admitted to the medical center in the emergency room at night with injuries caused by a firearm . Some preliminary versions indicate that the musician was intercepted by a thief when he was walking through the streets of a neighborhood in Ocaña, the criminal threatened him with a weapon to steal his belongings.
It is not clear if Luis León resisted the theft of his personal belongings, but he finally received bullet wounds that left him seriously injured. Although he managed to be transferred to a medical center, it is said that León arrived at the hospital with almost no vital signs.
Luchito León had become known in the Vallenata scene thanks to his talent with the traditional instrument, which had led him to become the official accordion player of the singer Wilfran Castillo .
The attack with a firearm against the Vallenata formula of Castillo occurred specifically in the Marina Urbanization in Ocaña, Norte de Santander , where the criminal arrived on foot. In that place León was chatting with several friends.
Wilfran Castillo confirmed in a dialogue with Caracol Radio that his Vallenata duo received several bullet wounds in the middle of an attempted robbery .
Local authorities are investigating the events and reviewing security cameras to find the whereabouts of the person responsible for the death that today mourns the vallenato genre.
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