Famous Shooting Victim Hector Macho Camacho Dies After Being Taken Off Life Support

Crime scene of shooting of Hector Macho Camacho and his childhood friend, who is a convicted felon

 

Boxer Hector "Macho" Camacho died this past weekend, after doctors took him off life support, at the request of his family. It was an agonizing decision for them. Camacho's mom appeared on Spanish language television crying outside the hospital.

 

Hector Camacho

Camacho died of a heart attack, succumbing to his injuries that stemmed from a drug related drive by shooting in his native Puerto Rico. He was 50-years-old. The former boxer became famous in the 1980s for his flamboyant style and fast hands. However, his life was also plagued by drug, alcohol and domestic violence issues.

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Famous Puerto Rican boxer, Hector "Macho" Camacho, was gunned down in a drive by shooting yesterday in his home country, as he sat as a passenger in a car outside a bar. Camacho, who was raised in New York and lives in Florida, sustained bullet wounds to the face and neck, with doctors subsequently pronouncing him brain dead.

The driver of the targeted vehicle, 49-year-old Adrian Mojica Moreno, was been pronounced dead. Today it was reported cocaine was present in the car occupied by Camacho. Police have also detained a man in a white van for questioning, as he was seen speeding away from the crime scene.

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