Guatemalan former prosecutor shot dead at sports centre

Guatemalan police say they arrested two men in connection with the killing of Juan Francisco Solorzano Foppa.Published On 18 Oct 202618 Oct 2026Lawyer Juan Francisco Solorzano Foppa, known for his high-profile cases against powerful businessmen in Guatemala, has died after being shot by two men during a visit to a sports centre.The attack on Saturday at the Campo Marte sports complex in Guatemala City resulted in the deaths of Foppa and another man, Gustavo Adolfo Aguilar Gamarro, according to the Public Prosecutor’s Office.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Guatemala declares 30-day state of emergency after prison riotslist 2 of 3Guatemala mourns 10 police slain by gangsters amid state of emergencylist 3 of 3Guatemala denies agreeing to US strikes against drug traffickersend of listShortly after, the Guatemalan police said they arrested two men and seized a carbine-style firearm and a motorcycle in connection with the case.Suspects of lawyer Juan Francisco Solorzano Foppa’s murder in police custody, Guatemala City, October 17, 2026 [Mariano Macz/EPA]Foppa was a 43-year-old former prosecutor and anticorruption lawyer who denounced wrongdoing by some of Guatemala’s most p...