Legacy MattersWhat do you make of two clowns shot dead at a circus in Cucuta, Columbia?
The gunman burst into the Circo del Sol de Cali Monday night and shot the clowns in front of an audience of 20 to 50 people, local police chief Jose Humberto Henao told Reuters. One of the clowns was killed instantly and the second died the next day in hospital.
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Local reports say the audience of about 20 people, mostly children, thought the shooting was part of the show before realizing both men had been killed.
It wouldn't be the first time. a clown was killed in Cucuta.
Last year, a prominent circus clown, known as Pepe, was also shot dead by a unknown assailant in Cucuta.
I don't think you'll see any more clowns in Cucuta in the near future.
Posted by Jill Fallon at February 22, 2007 4:45 PM | TrackBack | PermalinkI heard about this elsewhere and thought to myself, this can't happen very often. And then you cite another time that it happened, in the same town! It's gotta be the same guy doing it.
Posted by: Rhea at February 22, 2007 6:24 PM