The tranquility of a Sunday afternoon in the El Bosque neighborhood was brutally interrupted by a act of violence that has shocked Cartagena and has transcended national borders.
The renowned Peruvian chef Luis Dionisio Ruiz, 30, was shot dead in a robbery while downloading food in front of a hotel.
The images of the crime, captured by a security chamber and widely disseminated by social networks, have generated A wave of indignation and concern for security in the city.
It was 2:35 p.m. on Sunday, June 30 when Luis Dionisio Ruiz was in his usual worktaking boxes from the trunk of a private truck.
According to what has been collected, they tried to commit a theft. The National Police arrives, attends the case, gives the urgent acts to the CTI of the Prosecutor’s Office and at the moment the investigation is being done
Suddenly, a thin, and high subject; Dressed in Jean, white sweater and dark strip and a cap approached him through the side of the vehicle.
In the images it is observed how the offender intimidates him with a firearm that He had hidden in his pants. Everything happens in seconds
The first versions of the National Police, based on witness testimonies, indicate that The criminal tried to snatch a gold chain from the victim.
Luis Dionisio Ruiz struggles with the offender and runs in search of a safe place. But it was at that time when the offender, mercilessly, shot him in the back.
The aggressor escapes to a motorcycle that awaited himbut, in an act of extreme cruelty, he returned and shot again against the chef before fleeing as a barbecue with his accomplice down a street, with an unknown direction.
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Ruiz was a respected kitchen professional in Cartagena, also known for the presentations of his dishes against guests around the world who arrived at the Inkanto restaurant where he worked, among others.
Ongoing research and security call
Brigadier General Gelver Yecid Peña Araque, commander of the Metropolitan Police of Cartagena, confirmed the tragic event.
«Unfortunately this weekend loses a person. Everything indicates, according to what has been collected, they tried to commit a theft. The National Police arrives, attends the case, gives the urgent acts to the CTI of the Prosecutor’s Office and at the moment the investigation is being done,» said General Peña Araque.
At a press conference, the Metropolitan Police commander confirmed that the Victim was a Peruvian chef who worked in several recognized restaurants of the Historic Center of Cartagena.
His neighborhood work, with friends and acquaintances, have allowed Luis Dionisio to have a good time established in Colombia.
At the time of the robbery, he was helping the owners of a restaurant to download a truck, one more sample of his dedication to work.
General Peña Araque said that the Investigation, together with the Prosecutor’s Office, continues to identify and capture those responsible for this crime that has shaken the city.
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The pain in the gastronomy guild
Luis Dionisio Ruiz had arrived in Cartagena almost a decade agowhere he had established himself as a talented chef, working for renowned restaurants of the Historic Center.
It will be known in his guild for fusing the flavors of the Caribbean and the Pacific with outstanding universal dishes.
Paradoxically, just five days before his murder, Luis Dionisio had published on his Instagram account a video that would be his last contribution.
In the audiovisual, he was seen enjoying the delights of Cartagenera food in the iconic Bazurto market, a place he described with passion. «Behind each dish … there is a story that is lived with the soul. We went to the heart of Cartagena: Bazurto, where tradition smells like sea, on real fires. And yes, we also went for fish, but we found much more: smiles, season Testimony of his love for gastronomy and local culture.
The tragic final of Luis Dionisio Ruiz is an urgent call for the growing insecurity that affects Cartagena and that today enluta a family and the gastronomic community, leaving an irreplaceable vacuum.
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