BOGOTÁ, Colombia—At least seven 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.
Javier Ordoñez, a 46-year-old cabdriver, was seen squirming, his shirt ripped, as two officers pinned him to the street Wednesday in footage that Colombian media broadcast nationally.
“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 several times. He was later pronounced dead at the hospital.
The event led President Ivan Duque and Bogotá Mayor Claudia Lopez to call for a thorough investigation. A peaceful vigil planned for Mr. Ordoñez here late Wednesday quickly turned violent as scores of demonstrators clashed with riot police, with some throwing rocks at officers who responded with tear gas and gunfire.
“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.