Prominent Guatemalan anti-corruption lawyer killed in shooting
Police detained two suspects and seized a firearm and motorcycle after the killing of former prosecutor Juan Francisco Solorzano Foppa, officials said.
- On Saturday, 43-year-old anti-corruption lawyer Juan Francisco Solorzano Foppa was shot and killed by two men while visiting a sports center in Guatemala City.
- Known for his anti-corruption work, Foppa prosecuted powerful figures as head of the Criminal Investigations Directorate and later led the SAT tax authority from 2016 to 2018.
- In 2025, Foppa alleged connections between the Barrio 18 gang and the National Unity of Hope party; he also briefly defended journalist Jose Ruben Zamora in 2023.
- Shortly after the attack, Guatemalan police detained two men and seized a carbine-style firearm and a motorcycle in connection with the case.
- President Bernardo Arevalo condemned the killing, stating, "I strongly condemn the cowardly murder," and instructed his government to coordinate with authorities to solve the crime.
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President Bernardo Arévalo of Guatemala reported on the murder of Juan Francisco Solorzano Foppa, former prosecutor and ex-chief of the country's tax administration. "The attack took place on the morning of Saturday, 17 October, on the premises of the Campo Marte sports complex in the fifth zone of Guatemala. Another person, Gustavo Adolfo Aguilar Gamarro, was killed along with Solorsano Foppa. The police detained two brothers, a 30-year-old Rig…
Guatemalan Former Anti-Corruption Prosecutor Killed in Capital
Former Guatemalan anti-corruption prosecutor Juan Francisco Solórzano Foppa was shot dead in Guatemala City, reviving concern over the safety of the justice officials who take on powerful political and criminal interests in the country.
Prominent Guatemalan anti-corruption lawyer killed in shooting
Oct 17 (Reuters) - Guatemalan lawyer Juan Francisco Solorzano Foppa, known for his high-profile fight against corruption in the Central American country, died after being shot on Saturday by two men while visiting a sports center in Guatemala City, a crime condemned by President Bernardo Arevalo.
Juan Francisco Solórzano Foppa played a game when strangers entered the playing field and he was shot; five were injured.
Authorities in Guatemala confirmed that lawyer Juan Francisco Solórzano Foppa was shot and killed on Saturday morning.
Juan Francisco Solórzano Foppa participated in the investigation of the La Línea customs corruption network and then led the country's tax agency
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