Posted on 05/10/2022 5:03:29 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Marcelo Pecci, a Paraguayan prosecutor known for his work in fighting organized crime, was killed on the Colombian tourism island of Baru on Tuesday, authorities from both countries said.
Pecci and his wife, Paraguayan journalist Claudia Aguilera, were on their honeymoon at a resort near the Caribbean city of Cartagena. They had announced Aguilera's pregnancy on Instagram earlier on Tuesday.
Aguilera told Paraguayan media the couple were approached by two men on a private beach connected to their hotel before her husband was shot. He had not received threats, she added.
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It sounds like the baby is safe.
The question is, was he fighting organized crime, or his own government.
Sad to say that is a problem hardly confined to Paraguay.
[AHORA] Colombia anuncia que Estados Unidos apoyará en la investigación del crimen en el que asesinaron a Marcelo Pecci. pic.twitter.com/zDDZT6QVKT— Santiago González (@Santula) May 10, 2022
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