International soccer star Lionel Messi obtained a threatening message from two suspected gunmen on Thursday after police say they opened hearth at a grocery store in Argentina owned by Messi’s in-laws.
Law enforcement mentioned two males on a bike fired off at the least a dozen photographs at a Unico grocery store in Rosario early Thursday morning earlier than abandoning a frightening message for Messi.
Police collect on the Unico grocery store, a grocery chain owned by soccer participant Lionel Messi’s in-laws, after it was shot at in Rosario, Argentina. (AP Photo/Sebastian Lopez Brach)
“Messi, we’re ready for you. (Mayor Pablo) Javkin can be a drug trafficker, so he gained’t maintain you,” the message, written on cardboard, learn.
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The grocery retailer is owned by the mother and father of Messi’s spouse, Antonella Roccuzzo.
No one was injured within the capturing and no suspects have been recognized, however prosecutor Federico Rébola mentioned authorities had begun a “preliminary” investigation.
Lionel Messi of Argentina throughout the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group C match between Argentina and Saudi Arabia at Lusail Stadium on November 22, 2022 in Lusail City, Qatar. (Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)
Javkin visited the crime scene on Thursday and seemingly known as out federal authorities over what he known as their failure to curb a surge in drug-related violence in Rosario.
“I doubt everybody, even those that are supposed to guard us,” he instructed native media.
Argentina’s Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring Argentina’s second purpose throughout the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between the Netherlands and Argentina, on the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Friday, Dec. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Neither Messi nor his spouse have publicly commented on the capturing.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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