# Guatemalan former prosecutor shot dead at sports centre

https://mins.news/en/item/104883

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-18 05:53 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/18/guatemalan-former-prosecutor-shot-dead-at-sports-centre?traffic_source=rss

> Lawyer and former prosecutor Juan Francisco Solorzano Foppa was shot dead by two men at a sports complex in Guatemala City; another man also died in the attack. Police said they arrested two men in connection with the case and seized a carbine-style firearm and a motorcycle. President Bernardo Arevalo condemned the killing and said he had directed his government to coordinate with authorities to solve it.

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