Capturan a dos hermanos tras muerte de Juan Francisco Solórzano Foppa

Brothers Arrested in Guatemala City After Attack at Campo Marte

Two brothers from Senahú, Alta Verapaz, were captured by the National Civil Police on the San Isidro boulevard in zone 16 just ten minutes after an armed attack left two men dead at a synthetic turf soccer field in Campo Marte, Guatemala City, prensalibre.com reported. The October 17, 2026, shooting claimed the lives of Juan Francisco Solórzano Foppa, a 43-year-old former superintendent of the Superintendencia de Administración Tributaria, and Gustavo Adolfo Aguilar Gamarro, an employee of the National Judo Federation. Authorities identified the detained suspects as Rigoberto Choc Toz, 30, and Daniel Zaqueo Choc Toz, 18, following the morning violence inside the sports complex operated by the Ministry of Culture and Deportes.

Weapons Seized in Delivery Backpacks

Police officers intercepted the suspects at 9:50 a.m. local time on Saturday, October 17, seizing a Haojue motorcycle with license plates M043NQT and a carbine identified by registration number GF9-1138GUA, according to the Comisaría 13 report. Investigators recovered a long firearm inside a red thermal delivery backpack typically used for food transport services. Police suspect the men were part of a group of four motorcyclists who arrived to commit the crime at Campo Marte, which has private guards.

Military Records and Court Appearances for the Detained Brothers

Official identification records confirm that Rigoberto Choc Toz was born on July 17, 1996, and Daniel Zaqueo Choc Toz was born on February 20, 2008, with neither holding active arrest warrants prior to the incident. The Guatemalan Army confirmed that Rigoberto Choc Toz served in the Central Regional Command from February 1, 2017, until requesting his discharge on February 28, 2019, without completing any recorded military courses.

Victims Profiled Through Public Service and Administrative Roles

Juan Francisco Solórzano Foppa had frequented the Campo Marte fields for 15 years and publicly criticized ongoing maintenance delays in a video posted on September 19, 2026. Before directing the Superintendencia de Administración Tributaria, he spent 12 years in the Public Ministry, notably contributing to the 2015 La Línea customs fraud case. The second victim, Gustavo Adolfo Aguilar Gamarro, worked for the National Judo Federation at the Heli Cabeiro Central Gymnasium in zone 5, earning Q5,050 monthly and participating in public procurement evaluation boards for athletic food services.

Final Public Statements Before the Shooting

Two days prior to the attack, Solórzano Foppa published a video on October 15, 2026, via his social media channels discussing political violence and questioning military actions in Huité, Zacapa. Prosecutors continue to review security camera footage and witness testimonies to reconstruct how the assailants entered the Ministry of Culture and Sports facility and carried out the fatal shooting.