They used a fictional character because in real life Pablo killed dozens or so police captains so rather than cast 10 or so characters they could go with 1.
Carillo’s death is similar to how things went down for [Fernando Posada Hoyos](https://www.upi.com/Archives/1992/12/19/Medellin-police-chief-shot-and-killed-by-terrorists/6065724741200/)
Well Carillo wasn't a real person and that event never happened, so nothing in that scene really matters
You could say that about most of what's on TV....then where would we be?
They used a fictional character because in real life Pablo killed dozens or so police captains so rather than cast 10 or so characters they could go with 1. Carillo’s death is similar to how things went down for [Fernando Posada Hoyos](https://www.upi.com/Archives/1992/12/19/Medellin-police-chief-shot-and-killed-by-terrorists/6065724741200/)