José Guillermo Acevedo Moreno died that day at 20:10 hours on Calle 13 in front of No. 1015, población Exequiel González Cortés, due to a thoracic gunshot wound, as certified by the Medical Death Certificate from the Legal Medical Institute.

Around 19:50 hours that day, with a few minutes remaining before the start of the curfew, José Acevedo left his home located in the población Exequiel González Cortés with a relative to head to a nearby shop.

When they were returning, according to this relative, they were shot at by members of a military patrol traveling in a pickup truck. José Acevedo received a gunshot wound to the thoracic region and died at the scene. His companion was wounded in the arm.

Considering the evidence gathered and the investigation carried out by this Corporation, the Superior Council, having considered the cause of his death and the time in which it occurred, declared José Guillermo Acevedo Moreno a victim of the prevailing political violence.