Revisiting the violent death of the wealthiest drug kingpin the world has ever seen, Pablo Escobar.

Manhunt of Pablo Escobar
Colombian police storm the rooftop where drug lord Pablo Escobar was shot dead just moments earlier.

Escobar died in a shootout on 2 December 1993, sixteen months after his escape from La Catedral prison.

Manhunt of Pablo Escobar

With the special operations unit of the Colombian police closing in, a firefight with Escobar and his bodyguard ensued.

Manhunt of Pablo Escobar
Members of Search Bloc celebrate over Escobar’s body.

The two fugitives attempted to escape by running across the roofs of adjoining houses, but both were shot and killed.

Manhunt of Pablo Escobar
Members of Search Bloc celebrate over Escobar’s body.

Escobar suffered gunshots to the leg and torso, and a fatal bullet through the ear.

Manhunt of Pablo Escobar
Pablo Escobar’s corpse on display at the medical examiner’s office.
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