Morelia youth soccer coach shooting by alleged state police escort, Digi Mart USA News (Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico): An alleged agent of the Guardia Civil, the state police force, assigned to escort officials, shot a children’s soccer coach in the leg at the Cuauhtémoc Sports Unit in Morelia, according to LatinUS.
The incident occurred around 3:18 p.m. on Wednesday on a field at the complex, also known as the “Police and Transit” courts, located on the Periférico Paseo de la Independencia in the Los Vergeles neighborhood.
The sports unit is a few meters from the offices of the state prosecutor’s office and the State Public Security Secretariat (SSP).
A Guardia Civil source identified the alleged shooter as Alan Yair M. R., 26, who reportedly fled the scene on an Italika motor scooter.
The source said he allegedly fired a handgun at coach Alex G. M., 29, striking him in the shin and fibula of his left leg.
According to early investigations by the Guardia Civil, the alleged officer reacted violently after seeing the coach greet his former wife, identified as Karen R. C.
The agent and she have a son who plays soccer with the victim.
The injured coach crossed the periférico on foot to seek help at the Cárcel Preventiva, where Guardia Civil paramedics provided initial medical care before transferring him to a hospital.
As of the report, the State Public Security Secretariat had not released information about which official the alleged escort was assigned to or his legal situation.
