Ex Peruvian president dies after shooting himself in the head moments before arrest - local media

Published time: 17 Apr, 2019 14:55

Edited time: 17 Apr, 2019 15:33

Nothing to see here, he had nothing to hide?

Someone did some thing!

Former Peruvian President Alan Garcia has reportedly died after shooting himself in the head as police arrived at his home to arrest him. The ex-president was rushed to hospital, but doctors could not save him.

As police officers knocked on his door on Wednesday morning, Garcia shut himself in his room and shot himself in the head. The former leader was rushed to hospital and suffered multiple cardiac arrests during surgery and died several hours later, Reuters reported.

Garcia, who served as president of Peru from 1985 to 1990 and again from 2006 to 2011, had been under investigation for bribery. The former president was one of more than 230 people across Latin America investigated in a corruption case centered on Brazilian conglomerate Odebrecht.

https://www.rt.com/news/456818-ex-peru-president-dies/