Jesús Lozano Velásquez

Jesús Lozano Velásquez

Mass murderer
11known / alleged victims
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Case Facts
Gender
male
Country
Colombia
Location
Bogotá, Colombia
Date of birth
1974
Age at first offence
26
Characteristics
shooting spree
Victim profile
Carlos Arturo Aristizábal, 34, owner of the bar / Ricardo Javier Ariza Gil, 28 / Rafael María Avila Barrios, 53 / Julián Andrés Barbosa González, 22 / Juan Carlos Bedoya, 27 / Nelson Orlando Castro, 22 / Néstor Alberto Granada, 28 / Marta Liliana Londoño Castro, 32 / Consuelo Patricia Menjura, 41 / Javier Darío Moreno Millán, 35 / John Jairo Ospina, 24
Method of murder
Shooting (Uzi)
Date(s) of murder
June 24, 2000
Years active
2000
Date of arrest
October 19, 2000 (in Madrid, Spain)
Status
Imprisoned

Sentenced to 40 years in prison in February 2005

Case Summary

Case record: Jesús Lozano Velásquez

Background

Jesús Lozano Velásquez was involved in the Reminiscencias dance club shooting, a mass murder in Bogotá, Colombia on June 24, 2000.

The shooting occurred after a girl refused to dance with him.

The offence

On June 24, 2000, in Bogotá, Colombia, Juan de Jesús Lozano Velásquez fired with an Uzi at revelers at the Reminiscencias dance club.

Velásquez killed eleven people and wounded seven others.

Victims

Velásquez killed eleven people:

  • Carlos Arturo Aristizábal, 34
  • Ricardo Javier Ariza Gil, 28
  • Rafael María Avila Barrios, 53
  • Julián Andrés Barbosa González, 22
  • Juan Carlos Bedoya, 27
  • Nelson Orlando Castro, 22
  • Néstor Alberto Granada, 28
  • Marta Liliana Londoño Castro, 32
  • Consuelo Patricia Menjura, 41
  • Javier Darío Moreno Millán, 35
  • John Jairo Ospina, 24, nephew of Carlos Aristizábal

The wounded were:

  • Rodrigo Aristizábal, 39
  • Jhon Jairo Bedoya, 34
  • Camilo José Moreno, 22
  • Kelly Fernanda Ospina Orozco, 20
  • Oscar Iván Ospina, 19
  • Arley Pinzón, 29
  • Fabián Alberto Granada, 36

Investigation, escape, arrest, trial, sentencing, and outcome

After the shooting, Velásquez escaped, and was eventually arrested.

In February 2005, Jesús Lozano Velásquez was sentenced to 40 years in prison.

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