A defender for Panama’s national soccer team has been shot dead by a lone gunman in a city center.”We have arrested and are investigating a man suspected of killing an athlete in Colon,” the Panamanian National Police said on its official social media on Thursday (local time).The incident occurred the previous afternoon, Sunday, in the Barrio Norte of the city of Colon, in the central Panamanian state of Colon.Two men in a taxi opened fire on a group of people gathered in a building, killing one and injuring seven.The dead man was Hilberto Hernandez, 26, a player for Atletico Independiente De Chorrera of the Panamanian Football League (LPF), Panamanian daily La Prensa reported. Hernandez, a defender, made his national team debut in March.Police are investigating the circumstances of the attack, including whether Hernandez was targeted, and are hunting for accomplices.Colón, with a population of about 300,000 (as of 2020), is located on the Caribbean side of the Panama Canal. It has long been known as a transit point for drugs (cocaine) from South America through Panama to Europe. Because of this, bloody clashes between gangs for power are 카지노사이트 often reported.
