{"id":288658,"date":"2023-09-04T19:38:06","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T19:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=288658"},"modified":"2023-09-04T19:38:06","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T19:38:06","slug":"panama-soccer-player-gilberto-hernandez-shot-dead-at-age-of-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/panama-soccer-player-gilberto-hernandez-shot-dead-at-age-of-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Panama soccer player Gilberto Hernandez shot dead at age of 26"},"content":{"rendered":"
Panama international defender Gilberto Hernandez has been shot dead at the age of 26.<\/p>\n
The Panama football league confirmed the news in a statement. The incident happened in the city of Colon but it is unclear if Hernandez was the target of the attack.<\/p>\n
Seven others were injured in the incident.<\/p>\n
Hernandez played twice for his country and one appearance came in the 2-0 loss to Argentina, where Lionel Messi\u00a0scored, in March of this year. It was Argentina’s first game in front of home fans since winning the World Cup in Qatar last year.<\/p>\n
The player’s stricken father has urged the youth of Colon ‘to stop the violence’ and called on the authorities to ‘launch projects to save the youth from this violence’.<\/p>\n
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Panama international defender Gilberto Hernandez has been shot dead at age 26<\/p>\n
He was also quoted by the BBC\u00a0as urging his son’s killers to hand themselves in. According to The Guardian, there has been one arrest so far by police.<\/p>\n
The Panama federation also issued a statement, saying it ‘regrets the sad passing of Gilberto Hernandez.<\/p>\n
‘[We] extend condolences to his family and loved ones, as well as to the entire CAI and Panamanian football family.’<\/p>\n
Hernandez played for Panamanian team Independiente at the time of his death.<\/p>\n
In April 2017, another Panama player – Amilcar Henriquez – was shot and killed in Colon.<\/p>\n
Henriquez had played 85 times for his country and was an active part of the team trying to qualify for the 2018 World Cup.\u00a0<\/p>\n