Former Guatemalan prosecutor shot dead at city sports complex

Former Guatemalan prosecutor Juan Francisco Solorzano Foppa was shot dead at a Guatemala City sports centre; police arrested two suspects and the president vowed accountability.

• Foppa and Gustavo Adolfo Aguilar Gamarro died in a Saturday shooting at the Campo Marte sports complex in Guatemala City.
• National Civil Police arrested two men in connection with the killing and seized a carbine-style firearm and a motorcycle.
• President Bernardo Arevalo said the killers and those who ordered the crime must face the full weight of the law and instructed authorities to investigate.
• The US embassy and the Organization of American States condemned the killing and called for a full, transparent investigation.