Featured on 40:     Road Trip: Hyde Park     Six Flags Tickets     Memorial Day Events     Weather Discussion    
share on facebook share on twitter
Breaking News
Police Investigate Shooting Near Belmont Avenue in Springfield Read more
Somber Vigil for ‘Macho’ Camacho in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Family and friends of Hector `Macho’ Camacho are keeping a somber vigil at the hospital in Puerto Rico where he remains on life support.

Doctors in San Juan say Camacho is clinically brain dead from a shooting earlier this week in his hometown of Bayamon. But family members and friends tell The Associated Press they are still wrestling with whether to remove him from life support.

Aida Camacho is one of the boxer’s aunts and she says a decision could come later Friday.

The former champion was shot Tuesday night as he sat in a car with a friend. The friend was killed. Police have made no arrests.

Meanwhile, condolences are coming in for the boxer’s family and preparations have begun for memorials and a funeral Mass.


Related Stories
Share this story
Email This Post
Comments
You must be logged in to post a comment. Need an account? Register here. WGGB encourages readers to share their thoughts and engage in healthy dialogue about the issues. Comments containing personal attacks, profanity, offensive language or advertising will be removed. Please use the report comment function for any posts you feel should be reviewed. Thank you.

Leave a Reply