A supermarket belonging to the family of Antonela Roccuzzo, wife of Argentine soccer player Lionel Messi, was shot on Thursday in the player's hometown, Rosario, by individuals who also left a threatening message at the doors of the building, according to the news agency. The Associated Press.
“Messi we are waiting for you.
Javkin is a narco, he is not going to take care of you,” said the text written in capital letters on a piece of cardboard, police reported.
Pablo Javkin is the mayor of this city, the most dangerous in the country because violent drug gangs operate there.
The message was left at dawn in front of a supermarket belonging to the Único chain of the Roccuzzo family by two unknown persons who arrived on a motorcycle and shot 14 times against the premises, according to witnesses and preliminary police investigations.
View of bullet wounds in the supermarket belonging to the family of Antonela Roccuzzo, who was shot at by two people, in Rosario, Argentina. Franco Trovato Fuoco / EFE
The mayor criticized insecurity in the city, located 186 miles (300 kilometers) north of Buenos Aires.
“Where are those who have to take care of us?
Here it is clear that those who have weapons and have the possibility of doing criminal intelligence do not do it and it is very easy for any gang to generate this fact, ”said Javkin in reference to the police of the province of Santa Fe, the Federal Police, the Naval Prefecture and the Gendarmerie.
Messi, captain of the World Cup-winning Qatar team, has not commented on the attack on the supermarket, which is located in an area that suffers from high crime.
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According to the police investigation, the attackers stopped the march and one of them got off the motorcycle to fire a firearm towards the front of the place and then fled.
As the event occurred during the night, the trade was closed.
The police agents counted 14 impacts in front of the store and collected 12 pods in the place.
Claudio Brilloni, Santa Fe's Minister of Security, said that it is a "serious event" and that there is no hypothesis about its cause.
"We are going to provide the conditions for the supermarket to continue working," he said.
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Former President Mauricio Macri (2015-2019), one of the opposition leaders, described the attack as "terrible". with determination. At the end of the year this begins to change. All my support for Leo, Antonela and their families, "he added, referring to the October general elections.
Messi and Roccuzzo at the FIFA Awards in Paris. SARAH MEYSSONNIER / REUTERS
Local media point out that the attack could be linked to violent soccer fans in the city.
A month ago, Javkin criticized the head of the Rosario Central soccer club, Miguel Ángel Russo, for having stated that it is difficult to get reinforcements for his team because there are players who refuse to play there due to insecurity.
Messi, 35, is negotiating the renewal of his contract with Paris Saint-Germain, which ends in the middle of the year, amid the expectation of the fans of the other Rosario club, Newell's, that he will end his career playing for that equipment.