Soccer executive and bodyguard shot dead in Honduras
- 10 years ago
Originally published on October 30, 2013
Soccer club executive Melvin Sanders and a bodyguard were killed by gunmen on Monday night at his residence in northern Honduras.
According to witnesses, about 10 gunmen, dressed like members of the National Police, forced the residence's main entrance by kicking the gate, la Tribuna reported.
They then tied the security guards' hands and feet to avoid them running for help.
Sanders' bodyguard, Henry Adalid Ponce Galindo, 32, went to check on the noise. As soon as he opened the door the gunmen opened fire, killing him.
After entering the house, the gunmen walked to Sanders' bedroom and shot him several times while he was asleep.
His body was found face down next to his bed, with several bullets in his head and abdomen.
According to La Tribuna, the 40mm gun that was found in Sanders' bedroom is believed to have been owned by the victim.
Sanders was the director of the Atletico Choloma club. The motive of the shooting has yet to be determined.
According to official data, there are in Honduras an average of 20 assassinations a day, which, according to a local newspaper called Ver.bo makes the country one of the most violent in the world. In 2011, the United Nations estimated 92 homicides every 100,000 inhabitants.
According to the Violence Observatory at the National Autonomous University, among the 4,993 violent deaths that were registered in the country in the first semester of 2013, 3,547 were homicides, most of them committed with a firearm.
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Soccer club executive Melvin Sanders and a bodyguard were killed by gunmen on Monday night at his residence in northern Honduras.
According to witnesses, about 10 gunmen, dressed like members of the National Police, forced the residence's main entrance by kicking the gate, la Tribuna reported.
They then tied the security guards' hands and feet to avoid them running for help.
Sanders' bodyguard, Henry Adalid Ponce Galindo, 32, went to check on the noise. As soon as he opened the door the gunmen opened fire, killing him.
After entering the house, the gunmen walked to Sanders' bedroom and shot him several times while he was asleep.
His body was found face down next to his bed, with several bullets in his head and abdomen.
According to La Tribuna, the 40mm gun that was found in Sanders' bedroom is believed to have been owned by the victim.
Sanders was the director of the Atletico Choloma club. The motive of the shooting has yet to be determined.
According to official data, there are in Honduras an average of 20 assassinations a day, which, according to a local newspaper called Ver.bo makes the country one of the most violent in the world. In 2011, the United Nations estimated 92 homicides every 100,000 inhabitants.
According to the Violence Observatory at the National Autonomous University, among the 4,993 violent deaths that were registered in the country in the first semester of 2013, 3,547 were homicides, most of them committed with a firearm.
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