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Tren de Aragua Leader Dies in Police Raid Fall

10/17/2025

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Ender Alexis Rojas Montan, a Tren de Aragua leader, died October 9, 2025, in Antioquia after falling from an eighth-floor balcony during a police raid.
Body camera footage shows Rojas Montan attempting to scale the balcony railing before losing his grip, while authorities pursued aggravated kidnapping charges against him.
The raid, part of Operation Shadow 3, led to three arrests and the seizure of a fragmentation grenade and amphetamines.

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Ender Alexis Rojas Montan, a Tren de Aragua leader, died October 9, 2025, in Antioquia after falling from an eighth-floor balcony during a police raid.
Body camera footage shows Rojas Montan attempting to scale the balcony railing before losing his grip, while authorities pursued aggravated kidnapping charges against him.
The raid, part of Operation Shadow 3, led to three arrests and the seizure of a fragmentation grenade and amphetamines.