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The Straight Story

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Wed Nov 21, 2012, 12:11 AM Nov 2012

Hector "Macho" Camacho shot

Police in Puerto Rico say former boxing champion Hector "Macho" Camacho has been shot and critically wounded.

Camacho was shot in the face while in a car outside a bar in Bayamon, one of the cities that make up the San Juan metropolitan area. A statement from police in Bayamon said he was shot Tuesday night.

A second man also was shot and killed but authorities say it is not clear what relationship, if any, Camacho had with the other victim. The motive was unknown.

The 50-year-old former boxer was unconscious as he was taken to the trauma center at Centro Medico in San Juan. Hospital officials told reporters he was in serious condition.

http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/8658399/hector-macho-camacho-shot-listed-grave-condition-reports

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Hector "Macho" Camacho shot (Original Post) The Straight Story Nov 2012 OP
That sucks. Warpy Nov 2012 #1
San Juan seems to have a terrible crime problem flamingdem Nov 2012 #2
Damn ! Sorry to hear that. Big fan. russspeakeasy Nov 2012 #3
Holy shit--I know right where this is. Damn. Looks like he will live. Hope he isn't paralyzed. MADem Nov 2012 #4
Dayum! Arctic Dave Nov 2012 #5

MADem

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4. Holy shit--I know right where this is. Damn. Looks like he will live. Hope he isn't paralyzed.
Wed Nov 21, 2012, 12:33 AM
Nov 2012
The bullet apparently struck him in the jaw but exited his head and lodged in his right shoulder and fractured two vertebrae, Torres said. The doctor said the boxer, who was trailed by drug and alcohol problems during a career that included some high-profile bouts, was at risk of paralysis from the shooting.

Camacho representative Steve Tannenbaum said he was told by friends at the hospital that the boxer would make it. "This guy is a cat with nine lives. He's been through so much," he said. "If anybody can pull through it will be him."
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