Prominent Guatemalan anti — corruption lawyer killed in shooting

Police detain two men after attack and seize carbine-style firearm and motorcycle President Arevalo says he orders government to coordinate with authorities to solve crime Solorzano Foppa led Guatemala's tax authority from 2016 to 2018 By Sofia Menchu Oct 17 (Reuters) — Guatemalan lawyer Juan Francisco Solorzano Foppa, known for his high-profile fight against corruption in the Central American country, died after being shot on Saturday by two men while visiting a sports center in Guatemala City, a crime condemned by President Bernardo Arevalo. Solorzano Foppa was a 43-year-old former prosecutor and anti-corruption lawyer who denounced wrongdoing by some of Guatemala's most powerful politicians, business leaders and companies, and in 2023 briefly joined the defense team of a prominent journalist. Shortly after the attack, Guatemalan police reported that they had detained two men and seized a carbine-style firearm and a motorcycle. According to the police, the arrests and seizure of the weapon were in connection with the case. "I strongly condemn the cowardly murder of former prosecutor Juan Francisco Solorzano Foppa. Both the direct perpetrators and those who ordered the crime must