BOGOTÁ, Colombia—At least nine people died amid protests that swept this capital overnight, authorities said Thursday, after policemen killed a man while repeatedly firing a stun gun at him as he pleaded for his life in an encounter caught on video. “Please, no more,” Mr. Ordoñez can be heard saying in the short cellphone recording. It was shot by a bystander as the officers lay on top of Mr. Ordoñez while firing a stun gun into his hip and back several times. The event led President Iván Duque and Bogotá Mayor Claudia Lopez to call for a thorough investigation. “Any disorder caused by those in uniform, we have to demand quick sanctions and rigorous investigations,” Mr. Duque said in a televised address Wednesday night.

Source: Wall Street Journal September 10, 2020 19:01 UTC