Honduran authorities say the captain of the national soccer team was shot dead in the parking lot of a shopping center in a town on the country’s Caribbean coast.
Arnold Peralta was killed Thursday by an unidentified gunman on a motorcycle in his hometown of La Ceiba.
His father, Carlos Peralta, confirmed the death during a press conference.
The 26-year-old midfielder joined Club Deportivo Olimpia in the Honduran national football league this year.
Olimpia were eliminated from the championship semi-final last weekend.
Peralta previously played for Rangers Football Club in Scotland and Club Deportivo Vida in Honduras.
Peralta was scheduled to play in the national team’s friendly match against Cuba next week.
Honduras is plagued by gang violence and has one of the highest homicide rates in the world.
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