A tragedy lives in basketball Mexico after the murder of the coach Rigoberto Martíneza fact that has caused an impression and of which the authorities have not given an official report.
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Martínez was one of the members of the Triqui Struggle Unification Movement (MULT)so his death shook the state of Oaxaca.
Rigoberto Martínez was shot in the municipality of Putla Villa de Guerrero,
“The new episode of violence in Mexico occurred in the municipality of Putla Villa de Guerrero, in the vicinity of the “Lázaro Cárdenas” Rural Normal School, where the sports leader had just finished a training session with children,” Marca said.
And he added: “The Attorney General’s Office of the State of Oaxaca (FGEO) reported that Rigoberto, 34, was attacked with gunshots while he was in his truck. The first investigations indicate that the attackers fled the scene after committing the crime and so far there have been no arrests for this crime.”
“The Mixteca Regional Deputy Prosecutor’s Office received the report that a male person was found dead at the Lázaro Cárdenas Normal School, with injuries caused by a firearm,” the Prosecutor’s Office indicated.
“A multidisciplinary team is carrying out the corresponding procedures to find those responsible for this incident that has generated strong indignation in the Oaxacan community,” he added.
President of Mexico regretted the death of coach Rigoberto Martínez
The president of Mexico herself, Claudia Sheinbaum, He warned that the federal government, in coordination with state authorities, will work to find those responsible.
“All homicides in the country are regrettable and, in particular, this case, when it has to do with conflicts of this nature,” he said.
On the other hand, the MULT, the organization to which Martínez belonged, condemned the murder: The murderous bullets of the enemies of peace once again claim the life of a colleague from our organization. “We demand the immediate arrest of the murderers who are hiding in the municipality of Putla.”
Martínez was born in Santa Cruz Rio VenadoRigoberto was more than a coach: he was a community leader and a promoter of sports among children and young people in the Triqui communities. With more than 10 years of experience in the project “The Barefoot of the Mountain”, It sought to transform the lives of children through basketball, keeping them away from violence and giving them tools for a better future.
“In 2021, he founded his own academy, Rigo’s Oaxaca, with the intention of promoting sport in the Mixtec region. He was also a preschool teacher at San José Yosocañu and an active defender of the rights of his people,” Marca stated.
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