The Spanish Jorge Ballesterosworld sport shooting champion, He lost his life at the age of 39, as reported by the Spanish Olympic Shooting Federation (RFEDETO).
According to reports, the athlete was found inside his car with a shot to the head and in serious condition inside the parking lot of a shopping center in Madrid.
The shooting world champion in the Open division in 2017Who else He worked as a policeman He was transferred to the La Paz hospital in Madrid, where he lost his life due to the state in which he arrived.
Although no further details have been revealed about it yet, Various local media say that the police reports say that he would have shot himself.
With a statement on Twitter, RFEDETO mourned his death and sent its condolences to his partner and the young children he left behind, besides remembering it as “a great athlete” Y “an exceptional human being.”
In addition to the world championship, Ballesteros won three European shooting titles and 17 from Spain.
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