haʊˈɛvɚ, ɐ wˈiːk lˈeɪɾɚɹ ˌɔn twˈɛnti tˈuː mˈɑːɹtʃ, kˈɑːləm wʌz ɐsˈæsᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd,  ɹᵻsˈiːvɪŋ fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv bˈʊlɪt wˈuːndz, hˌævɪŋ bˌɪn ðə tˈɑːɹɡɪt əvə kˈɛɹfəli plˈænd mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən lˈɛd baɪ mˈeɪdʒɚ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl kænsˈiːnoʊz, ðæt ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd ˈɑːɹmi hˈɛlɪkˌɑːptɚz ænd sˈɛvɹəl mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ɹᵻsˈoːɹsᵻz kænsˈiːnoʊz wʌz ɐsˈæsᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd θɹˈiː mˈʌnθs lˈeɪɾɚ.
However, a week later on 22 March, Colom was assassinated,  receiving 45 bullet wounds, having been the target of a carefully planned military operation led by Major General Cancinos, that included army helicopters and several military resources (Cancinos was assassinated 3 months later).