SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - Former El Salvador international defender Alfredo Pacheco, who was banned for life for match-fixing in 2013, was shot and killed on Sunday, December 27 as he left a gas station, police said.
Two friends who were traveling with the 33-year-old were hurt in the attack which took place in Santa Ana, 66km west of the capital San Salvador, the police spokesman added.
"The former international was killed by a group of unknown assailants as he left a petrol station with friends," said the official.
Pacheco, whose 86 appearances between 2002-13 for El Salvador are a national record, was banned for life in September 2013 for his role in a match-fixing scandal between 2010 and 2012. He scored 7 international goals during his career.
Thirteen of his teammates in the national squad were also kicked out of the game.
El Salvador has been plagued by gang violence in recent years with more than 6,000 murders reported between January and November, almost the double the recorded figure for the same period in 2014, according to a national watchdog, IML. – Rappler.com