Showing posts with label Hector Camacho. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hector Camacho. Show all posts

Saturday, November 24, 2012

Macho Camacho Dies At 50

((HT: telemundoPR))

Hector "Macho" Camacho died at the age of 50 after it was decided by his family to take him off life support. Camacho had also apparently suffered a second heart attack that he was not able to recover from while he was on machines...

Because his family waited too long, in the eyes of doctors, on their decision of donating his organs that is now an impossibility and the body is now headed to pathology for diagnosis.

Here's the update on the idea that there is video of the alleged shooter, but police are no closer in getting the suspect...

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

"Macho" Camacho Shot, In Critical Condition... (UPDATED w/Camacho On Life Support)

((HT: TelemundoPR))

The former 3-class titleholder in boxing was apparently shot in the face while in a car outside a bar in the Puerto Rico city of Bayamon.

A second man also was shot and killed, but local police don't know if there was any relationship between Camacho and the second gentleman.

Police have no idea on a motive for the shooting at present, but claim to have a suspect in custody...

Depending on which media outlet you get your information from at present, Camacho is being treated for a gunshot wound to the face that may or may not have penetrated two of his cervical vertebrae...

Here's the update with the lead physician at the Centro Medico hospital in San Juan...
And, yes, it's in Spanish, but you get the drift by just tuning in...
More when we know more... WEDNESDAY UPDATE: We know more... Camacho went into cardiac arrest this morning and is on life support... The other gentleman in the car who was shot and killed has now been identified as Adrian Alberto Mojica Moreno. ESPN has more from their sources: Mojica Moreno's relationship to Camacho wasn't immediately known, but on Wednesday, detective Alex Diaz told ESPN.com that Mojica Moreno had nine bags of cocaine in his possession with a 10th bag open in the Ford Mustang, which was registered to Mojica Moreno. He had been arrested for possession of controlled substances in April 2012, according to Diaz. Here's the morning update from Telemundo...