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Guatemalan Police Arrest Suspects in Lawyer Juan Foppa Killing

By Drooid · Oct 18, 2026, 10:44 AM UTC · How we work

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Guatemalan police arrested two men for the killing of lawyer Juan Francisco Solorzano Foppa.
Police seized a carbine-style firearm and a motorcycle linked to the attack.
President Bernardo Arevalo condemned the murder and ordered the government to coordinate with authorities.
Foppa, a former prosecutor who led the tax authority (2016-2018), had alleged gang-party-judiciary ties in 2025.
The victims were shot dead at the Campo Marte sports complex in Guatemala City on Saturday.

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Guatemalan police arrested two men for the killing of lawyer Juan Francisco Solorzano Foppa.
Police seized a carbine-style firearm and a motorcycle linked to the attack.
President Bernardo Arevalo condemned the murder and ordered the government to coordinate with authorities.
Foppa, a former prosecutor who led the tax authority (2016-2018), had alleged gang-party-judiciary ties in 2025.
The victims were shot dead at the Campo Marte sports complex in Guatemala City on Saturday.