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How much pain can one bear in the fight for a worthy cause?
That question burned in the eyes of Luis Fernando Barbosa, the father of Dylan B Lion , a 27-year-old hip hop artist who died in Bogota in the early hours of May 8, after a collision with an armored vehicle of the Colombian anti-riot police unit, ESMAD.
Preliminary reports from the investigative police suggest Barbosa had lost control of his motorcycle as he was overtaking the police vehicle, and eventually found himself in its path. His friends, along with human rights organizations seeking a role in post-conflict Colombia reconstruction, don t believe this version of events and accuse the police of murder. The Ombudsman s office told CNN that authorities are investigating the man s death.