2 people killed in a soccer field gun attack in Villa Nueva, Guatemala

Two people were killed and two others injured in a shooting on Wednesday night in the Santa Isabel 2 neighborhood of Villa Nueva, Guatemala.

The attack began at a local sports field, unleashing chaos and mobilizing emergency responders to the scene.

• The First Casualty: One man died immediately at the sports field from multiple gunshot wounds.
• A Desperate Rescue: In a frantic attempt to save the wounded, local residents used a bicycle taxi (bicitaxi) to transport two injured victims toward incoming emergency crews.
• Fatal Injuries: When the prompt response teams met the bicycle taxi, paramedics evaluated the victims and discovered that one of them had already succumbed to their injuries.
• Survivors Hospitalized: The remaining two survivors received on-site stabilization from paramedics before being rushed to the emergency room at the Villa Nueva Hospital.

First responders from the Santa Isabel and Bárcena stations of the Bomberos Municipales Departamentales secured the area and notified local law enforcement. As of Thursday morning, authorities have not released the identities of the deceased or the injured. The motive behind the deadly shooting remains unknown, and police are processing the scene to piece together exactly what triggered the attack.