Former Mexican baseball pitcher Enrique Quiñones was shot and killed in Villa Unión, south of Mazatlán, Sky Sport reported. He was 50 years old.
Investigators found Quiñones dead and leaning against a vehicle on Niños Héroes Avenue. Initial police reconstructions indicate that unidentified assailants opened fire on him from a passing automobile.
Local law enforcement agencies responded immediately to the scene of the attack. Personnel from the Mexican Army, the National Guard, and municipal police secured the perimeter and launched a formal investigation into the shooting.
Authorities have not yet announced any arrests or identified a motive for the attack. Investigators continue to review the trajectory of the vehicle involved and gather witness testimony along the southern Sinaloa corridor.
The Tomateros de Culiacán released a statement via social media expressing grief over the death of their former teammate. The club extended condolences to the Quiñones family and his loved ones following the fatal shooting.
Quiñones pitched professionally in the Mexican Pacific League between 1998 and 2007, anchoring his career with the Culiacán franchise. He earned 39 career victories during his active playing days.
Quiñones wrote his name into league history on November 21, 2000. He became the first pitcher in Tomateros history to throw a complete-game no-hitter, blanking the Águilas de Mexicali.
After retiring from active competition, Quiñones returned to the organization in 2014 to work as a pitching coach. In recent years, he stepped away from the field to work as a transport driver.
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