Shocking moment a decorated police captain, 32, kills himself by firing a gun at his head during an argument with his ex-girlfriend in Colombia WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES Edilberto Ortíz Correa shot himself during an argument with his ex-girlfriend The 32-year-old police captain, who headed a Special Security Task Force unit in Medellin, Colombia, visited the woman's job Monday afternoon The former couple were involved in a heated argument before Ortíz Correa pulled drew his service weapon and pulled the trigger but the gun didn't go off Ortíz Correa then shot himself the second time he pulled the trigger He was rushed to a nearby hospital and was declared dead Tuesday at 2:30am Colombian officials are still investigating the captain's motive Authorities have not released the name of his girlfriendBy Adry Torres For Dailymail.com Published: 23:25 GMT, 21 March 2019 | Updated: 23:25 GMT, 21 March 2019 Viewcomments A highly decorated police captain shot himself in the head during a heated argument with his ex-girlfriend. Surveillance video footage shows Edilberto Ortíz Correa, 32, grabbing his former partner's hand during a verbal exchange at shop where the woman works in Medellin, Colombia. Various people could be seen walking by the counter at the store that specializes in selling law enforcement gear on Monday afternoon. Ortíz Correa, who was dressed in his service uniform, then removed his weapon from the holster and pointed it at his head. WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES Police captain Edilberto Ortíz Correa (pictured) shot himself during an argument with an ex-girlfriend in Medellin, Colombia. He was declared dead early Tuesday morning at a local hospital Authorities in Colombia have not released the name of Captain Edilberto Ortíz Correa's former girlfriend (pictured). The woman had a heated argument with the commander of Special Security Task Force Unit before he shot himself Ortíz Correa (left) points the gun at his head before he pulled the trigger after arguing with his ex-girlfriend (right) For some reason the gun didn't go off the first time he pulled the trigger in front of the shocked woman, whose name has not been identified by Colombian news outlets. But the second time Ortíz Correa pulls the trigger he immediately crashes back against the gate of a nearby kiosk. Ortíz Correa was the commander of a Special Security Task Force unit. Edilberto Ortíz Correa (pictured) was a 14-year law enforcement veteran in Medellin, Colombia Edilberto Ortíz Correa had scheduled an overseas vacation trip with his ex-girlfriend (pictured) Edilberto Ortíz Correa (left) grabs his ex-girlfriend's (right) hand during an argument The 14-year law enforcement veteran was taken to Soma Clinic, which is located just two blocks away from where the incident took place. According to Colombian news outlet Diario del Cauca, doctors registered him at 5.20pm. He was placed in the Intensive Care Unit and was declared dead at 2.30am Tuesday. Diario del Cauca reported that the former couple were scheduled go on a overseas trip. Investigators are still trying to determine what drove Ortíz Correa to kill himself. DailyMail reached out to his family for comment. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility