Ex-President Alan García of Peru Is Dead After Shooting Himself During Arrest
A former president of #Peru died on Wednesday after shooting himself in the head when the authorities tried to arrest him on corruption charges. A personal secretary for the ex-president, #AlanGarcía, 69, confirmed his death.
Mr. García had undergone surgery at José Casimiro Ulloa hospital in Lima, Health Ministry officials said. A doctor interviewed at the hospital said the former leader had suffered three heart attacks.
Mr. García’s personal secretary, Ricardo Pineda, told a Peruvian radio station that as the authorities arrived at the former president’s home with an arrest warrant, he locked himself into his bedroom, shot himself and was rushed to a hospital shock unit.
A former president of #Peru died on Wednesday after shooting himself in the head when the authorities tried to arrest him on corruption charges. A personal secretary for the ex-president, #AlanGarcía, 69, confirmed his death.
Mr. García had undergone surgery at José Casimiro Ulloa hospital in Lima, Health Ministry officials said. A doctor interviewed at the hospital said the former leader had suffered three heart attacks.
Mr. García’s personal secretary, Ricardo Pineda, told a Peruvian radio station that as the authorities arrived at the former president’s home with an arrest warrant, he locked himself into his bedroom, shot himself and was rushed to a hospital shock unit.