Luis Alberto Reyes Buitrago

Luis Alberto Reyes Buitrago was involved in a high-profile legal case regarding the limits of self-defense in property invasion scenarios. In 2014, he shot and killed two men he claimed were attempting to steal livestock from his farm in Boyacá, Colombia. The Supreme Court of Colombia recently ruled on his case, clarifying that while property owners have the right to defend their assets against illegitimate aggression, such defensive actions must be proportional and cannot justify lethal force when there is no direct threat to human life. Reyes' sentence for double homicide was reduced from 23 years to just over 4 years, underscoring the complexities surrounding self-defense laws.